Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte on showbiz and disability

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On this month's Ouch Talk Show we come to you from the capital of showbiz, Los Angeles.

Presenter Kate Monaghan is joined by guest presenter, actor and British ex-pat Shannon Murray, external, to talk about roles and representation with three disabled people at the forefront of the entertainment industry. Star of Sony Pictures' Breaking Bad , externaland ABC Family's prime-time drama Switched at Birth , external RJ Mitte chats about his latest role playing a character who, unlike Mitte, is not disabled, and we get a rare glimpse in to his own family life.

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Ouch from Los Angeles

Auti Angel, external was one of five women wheelchair users followed by cameras in the Sundance Channel's hit reality show Push Girls, external. She tells us about pioneering wheelchair hip-hop dance in LA and shows the presenters and guests how to flip some moves.

And agent to the disabled stars Gail Williamson , externalshares her 20 years' experience of pushing to raise the profile of disabled talent.

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Ouch dance moves

We also go out and about to Venice Beach where Kate reports from the Life Rolls On wheelchair skate event, one of the many commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, external.

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Producer: Lee Kumutat.

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