Hi Michael,

If you're speaking of the character in the popular tv series, Glee, it's 
been reported that persons with disability were auditioned for various 
roles. Remember, the characters have to be able to sing, dance, or both. 
They did have a story arc featuring a young woman with disability. She won a 
spot during her run on the Glee Project which showcased a group of young 
people vying for story arcs on the series.

In the film, Music Within, actors with disability were also auditioned, but 
the actor chosen to play opposite the lead, was chosen on his acting ability 
generally, not specifically because he could pull off playing the role of  a 
person with living  with cerebral palsy.

As for myself, I don't feel that I deserve any special consideration 
'because' I happen to live with disability. Ultimately, we work with the 
talents we have and strive to develop others to complete the package that we 
call ME.

I've long established myself as a freelance writer and have contributed to a 
publication here in Canada which has published yet another of my life 
lessons in their August issue - it won't be available online until September 
when its paper print run has concluded. Once the online link is available, 
I'll share with you all. In the interim, here are two earlier essays. Enjoy! 
:)

TRANSITIONS:
http://www.downhomelife.com/article.php?id=1364

and

HAPPINESS IS...
http://www.downhomelife.com/article.php?id=1389


Best!

Carla 

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