Disability Is - Young Disabled People’s Animation 1995

This is a short animation created in 1995 by young disabled people at Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP).

The animation was the product of a project exploring young disabled people’s experiences, expectations, aspirations and the barriers they face. It features the music of legendary disabled artist Ian Stanton and the voices of some of the young people who created the animation.

The animation has closed captions and a transcript below the video. An audio description was produced in 1995 on cassette tape, which is currently not available to digitise due to Coronavirus restrictions. We aim to re-create this audio description soon.

Transcript

[♪UPBEAT SYNTH♪]
-What's wrong with you?
-Well what's wrong with you?
-Why are you walking like that?
-Why are you walking like that?
-What do you do all day?
-What do you do all day?
-Where's your mum and dad?
-Aw, are you being a good boy?
[♪UPBEAT SYNTH♪]
[PAPER RIPPING]
[PAPER FOLDING]
[SYNTH WHOOSHING]
[PAPER CRACKLING]
-Aw, are you being a good boy?
[DOG BARKING]
-What's wrong with you?
-Well what's wrong with you?
-Why are you walking like that?
-Why are you walking like that?
-What do you do all day?
-What do you do all day?
-Where's your mum and dad?
-Aw, are you being a good boy?
-What's wrong with you?
-Why are you walking like that?
[METAL CLANKING]
[SYNTH WHOOSH]
[SYNTH DECREASING TRILL]
[♪FAST DRUMBEAT♪]
[♪MARACAS♪]
[ALARM BELL PINGS]
Determined
[♪FAST SYNTH♪]
Equal rights
Confident
Happy
Feeling comfortable
[♪UPBEAT SYNTH♪]
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
Pride
[PEOPLE CHEERING]
[♪ROLLIN' THUNDER - IAN STANTON♪]
♪Rollin' Thunder
Growin' stronger♪
[♪STEEL DRUMS♪]
Equal rights
Rights not charity!
Rights not charity!
Rights not charity!
Rights not charity!
[SYNTH WHOOSHING]
[♪UPBEAT SYNTH♪]
Confident
Feeling comfortable
Equal
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder
Growin' stronger
♪Rollin' thunder♪
[MUSIC FADES]