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Encarna Conde, a Spanish woman with a disability, wrote a porn producer to complain about the lack of actors with disabilities in his productions. According to this Guardian article, the producer invited her to appear in a film entitled “Breaking Barriers”. The article is rather vague about the details of her appearance, although I don’t get the impression that Ms. Conde actually performed. As others have noted, the press doesn’t seem too interested in using this story as a springboard for a deeper exploration of issues surrounding disability and sexuality. Instead, it’s merely back-page fluff, a convenient excuse for putting the words “wheelchair” and “porn” in a single headline that might induce the reader’s eyes to linger on the page to notice the ad for Tesco’s below the fold.
Thanks to Wheelchair Dancer for pointing me to this story. This is the first time I’ve visited her blog, but the quality of the writing is good enough to warrant regular reading.
