Mik Scarlet

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Mik Scarlet
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K.
Occupation(s)Inclusion and equality trainer

Mik Scarlet (born 1965) is a broadcaster, journalist, actor and musician, as well as an expert in the field of access and inclusion for disabled people. [1] He has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the UK, and was one of the first television presenters in the world with a physical disability. [2] [3]

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Early life

Scarlet was born in Luton, Bedfordshire.[ citation needed ] He is a wheelchair user due to the consequences of cancer during infancy. [4]

Career

As one of the first generation of disabled television presenters, Scarlet is best known for presenting the 1992 Emmy Award winning and BAFTA nominated children's television programme Beat That on Channel Four. He won a UNICEF award for work with disabled children.

He has also played several cameo roles in shows such as Brookside and The Bill , and was a presenter for BBC2's From the Edge. He has appeared in numerous television programmes including 2point4 Children , and Wham! Bam! Strawberry Jam! (BBC 1995) which also featured Rik Mayall.

Scarlet is a regular correspondent for HuffPost . [5] He wrote an article for The Independent in 2000 about social rights [4] and was quoted in The Independent about the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [6] In 2012, he wrote an article for Time Out about accessibility in London. [7] That year, he performed in the Paralympic Opening Ceremony and presented coverage of the wheelchair rugby for The Paralympic Games.

Scarlet has appeared on various news and current affairs programmes, such as The Wright Stuff , Good Morning Britain , This Morning and Sky News , both as a commentator and reporter. Scarlet also is an occasional reporter for Channel Five News.

He is an ambassador for Parallel London, the inclusive, disability-led push/run event. [8]

In 2018, Scarlet was named on The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list, an annual publication of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ McIntosh, Steven (4 June 2018). "Britain's Got Talent: Is Lost Voice Guy's win a watershed moment for disability?". BBC News . Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mik Scarlet | Broadcaster, Journalist, Disability Equality Campaigner". HuffPost. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mik Scarlet". BBC Ouch!. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Mik Scarlet: I don't want a normal life. Why does that shock you?". The Independent. 14 November 2000. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "CONTRIBUTOR | Mik Scarlet". HuffPost. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Moore, James (9 September 2016). "Think the Paralympics improve life for disabled people like me? You're wrong". The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Accessible London: Mik Scarlet's favourite spots". Now.Here.This. Time Out London. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "PATRONS AND AMBASSADOR | MEET THE PARALLEL LONDON AMBASSADORS". Parallel London. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Power 100 | 2018" (PDF). Disability Power 100. Shaw Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2019.
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