You Can't Ask That is a Canadian television documentary series, which premiered in 2019 on CBC Television. [1] It also airs on Accessible Media Inc.'s AMI-tv. The series was produced by Izabel Chevrier and directed by Mariane McGraw.
An adaptation of the Australian series You Can't Ask That , it centres on people with disabilities, who help to educate viewers about their disabilities by answering many of the questions that people often want to know but feel like they're not allowed to ask. [2]
The episodes include: Wheelchair Users, Tourette Syndrome, Visual Impairment, Autism, Limb Differences, Little People, Down Syndrome, and Facial Differences.
The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Factual Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. [3]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Wheelchair Users" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
2 | 2 | "Tourette Syndrome" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
3 | 3 | "Visual Impairment" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
4 | 4 | "Autism" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
5 | 5 | "Limb Differences" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
6 | 6 | "Little People" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
7 | 7 | "Down Syndrome" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
8 | 8 | "Facial Differences" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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9 | 1 | "Growing Up with a Disability" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
10 | 2 | "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
11 | 3 | "Deaf" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
12 | 4 | "Schizophrenia" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
13 | 5 | "Multiple Sclerosis" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
14 | 6 | "Bipolar Disorder" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
15 | 7 | "Parkinson's" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
16 | 8 | "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" | Mariane McGraw | Unknown | TBA |
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