Disabled employees to be recruited by Channel 4

10th August 2010

Channel 4 is apparently intending to recruit disabled employees to become part of its on-screen team for the 2012 Paralympics in London.

Over the next two years, it is expected that £500,000 will be spent finding TV presenters with disabilities, with bosses already signing up Ade Adepitan - a broadcaster and wheelchair basketball athlete - to host That Paralympic Show.

Julian Bellamy, head of programmes, remarked: "The Paralympics has been made to feel like an afterthought and we are determined to change this."

That Paralympic Show will also feature T4's Rick Edwards, with a slot called Pimp My Chair and guests such as Celebrity Big Brother success story Alex Reid trying out Paralympic sports.

Similarly, the BBC is rolling out a scheme to increase the number of disabled employees working in management positions at the organisation, with eight jobs available from November in journalism and technology, among other disciplines, in London, Bristol, Birmingham and Cardiff.

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