David Proud: ‘The world around me is disabling’

David Proud is an actor, writer and producer. He is probably best know for being the first adult with a visible disability to appear regularly in Eastenders.

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He was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. He talks to Krishnan about the need for more disabled actors on our screens, the mechanics of discrimination and how coronavirus has affected the disabled community.
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