A disability advocate has highlighted the importance of representation as comedian Chris McCausland appears on Strictly Come Dancing. McCausland is the BBC programme’s 14 and scored 29 points out of a possible 40 last Saturday. Yahya Pandor, who lost his sight during the pandemic, said McCausland was proving barriers “don’t stop” blind people.
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