BBC Wales blog post, by Debbie Biggins, Line Producer, Casualty, 5 May 2017: Could your experience of disability inspire a Casualty storyline?

Telling stories about real people in real situations, with integrity and truth, is something that matters to all of us at Casualty. And as the show moves forward into its fourth decade (series 32 is just round the corner) it’s a principle that still inspires our team of writers, producers and actors at the BBC’s drama village at Roath Lock in Cardiff Bay. We are very proud that the show is made in Wales.

It’s estimated that 1 in 4 people in Wales are disabled or have a long-term health condition. This summer, Casualty is trialling a new scheme, funded by BBC Wales, asking disabled people here to share their stories with us. We would love you to get involved.

We are asking disabled people living in Wales to write or record their personal experiences, both the extraordinary and the everyday, and send them to the Casualty team. The people whose stories are shortlisted will be invited to spend time with our team of scriptwriters at Roath Lock. Working together, some of those real-life tales will be turned into storylines, which may be filmed and broadcast in future episodes of Casualty.

We are interested in hearing from disabled people, and people with long term health conditions, and/or their friends, families and carers. You don’t need to have any previous media experience – just an interesting story to tell.

To send in your story, please complete the story submission form that you can download from this page. (Cymraeg)  It also contains more information about the scheme.

Email your completed form, including your story, to casualtysubmissions@bbc.co.uk or post it to:
Casualty One in Four Campaign, Zone 5, BBC Cymru Wales, Roath Lock, Porth Teigr, Cardiff, CF10 4GA.

You can also share your story by emailing a video or audio recording, along with the completed form.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 19th May 2017.

Please note we will only be able to consider applications from people currently living in Wales. If the scheme is successful, we hope we might be able to expand it in future.

For info: We are hoping to meet contributors whose stories have been shortlisted on Monday 5th June 2017.

Look forward to hearing from you!