Blind contestant on BBC's Christmas University Challenge was 軍隊d to compete without 音声部の description - as Beeb bosses axe the episode
The BBC axed a University Challenge episode yesterday after a blind contestant had to compete without a 約束d 音声部の description.
まっただ中に 告訴，告発s of 'ableism', in the same show a neurodivergent contestant who struggles with 音声部の 過程ing was told they could not have subtitles.
Bosses apologised after the pair ? who have asked not to be 指名するd ? complained that their needs were not met. BBC News 報告（する）／憶測d that the Christmas episode was axed over 'ableism （民事の）告訴s'.
Hosted by Amol Rajan, Christmas University Challenge ? a spin-off of the BBC Two 質問（する） show 以前は hosted by Jeremy Paxman ? features alumni who compete for their former universities.
Critics on social マスコミ also （刑事）被告 the 放送者 of ableism. On X, 以前は Twitter, one said: 'Sad that reasonable 調整s that are pretty simple to 達成する couldn't be met. Com e on the BBC need to do better and lead for others.'
Hosted by Amol Rajan (pictured), Christmas University Challenge features alumni who compete for their former universities
Simon Alvey, who is 無能にするd and is a strategist at the 全世界の PR 会社／堅い Edelman, said: 'Not only does the BBC fail to 供給する 適する support, it 否定するs two 無能にするd people the スポットライト of 存在 able to show how smart they are.'
The blind contestant said the visual images that needed 述べるing 含むd a pie chart and 地図／計画するs, 追加するing: 'It was 苦しめるing. One minute before the show we were told there was no 音声部の description and that your captain will have to explain everything.'
The neurodivergent contestant said they 手配中の，お尋ね者 subtitles so they wouldn't be disadvantaged when trying to answer questions at 速度(を上げる）. 'Unfortunately, I was told this wasn't possible,' they said.
Neurodivergence is an umbrella 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 that 含むs 条件s such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia, の中で others. The contestant still agreed to 参加する, but sa id the experience was '圧倒的な and overstimulating'.
After the show was 記録，記録的な／記録するd, they asked for the episode not to be broadcast. 'I was in touch to say I'd prefer not to have the manifestation of my disability broadcast on 網状組織 TV in the run-up to Christmas,' one said.
（民事の）告訴s about BBC 公平さ are up by almost 55 per cent in the past year, Ofcom has 明らかにする／漏らすd
Both said they had 申し込む／申し出d to help make the show more inclusive. The BBC said: 'We are working closely with 生産者s to 改善する cross-産業 接近 on our programmes to 確実にする a 一貫した approach is 器具／実施するd.
'We would like to apologise to the individuals and teams 関心d. They have been written to 本人自身で by the 生産者s.'
解除するd Entertainment, the 生産／産物 company that made the show, said: 'Two contestants requested that 確かな 調整s be made in order for them to be able to fully 参加する.
'However, に引き続いて the 記録，記録的な／記録するing, we were made aware that the 調整s made fell short of their 必要物／必要条件s. We agree d with the BBC that the fairest course of 活動／戦闘 was not to 審査する this particular 版.'
（民事の）告訴s about BBC 公平さ are up by almost 55 per cent in the past year, Ofcom has 明らかにする／漏らすd.?
The 監視者 said the total had risen to 918 from 594 in the year before.?
The BBC said Ofcom had upheld just one 控訴，上告 on 公平さ since 2017, 追加するing: 'No other organisation takes its かかわり合い to 公平さ more 本気で than the BBC.'
