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ATG Entertainment’s Broadway Accessibility: Written Commitments for Hadestown and The Book of Mormon
Image: Generated artwork illustrates the article’s themes. It does not depict an actual performance or audience. By: Kelsey Maurine Brickl As part of my work on ATG Entertainment’s Broadway accessibility, I have spent more than seven weeks securing written disability-access commitments for Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre on October 30 and The Book of…
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Questions The Telegraph Has Yet to Answer About Leaf Arbuthnot and Disneyland Paris
Image: The Telegraph’s Leaf Arbuthnot holding her Disneyland Paris Easy Access Card, which she obtained after presenting medical documentation she acknowledged was not approved. Courtesy of The Telegraph (https://tinyurl.com/5n7rshb3) By: Kelsey Maurine Brickl Ghost Light Access exists to advocate for accessibility, primarily on Broadway and in the West End. We cannot do that work effectively…
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The Telegraph’s Campaign to Tear Down Disabled People, Then Get Defensive When Called Out
From Poppy Coburn Calling Disability “Cool” to Leaf Arbuthnot Using Unapproved Documents to Get Disneyland Paris Access and Then Smearing Disabled Visitors, The Telegraph Has a Serious Integrity Problem. The author, Kelsey Maurine Brickl, in Disneyland Paris in her custom prescription Permobil M3 Corpus wheelchair while using a Blue Priority Card to access attractions, queues,…
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Why Evidence Should Outrank Institutional Prestige, Including in Entertainment
By: Kelsey Maurine Brickl We have seen it happen again and again: a viral news story reveals a scandal at a mighty institution long considered high-quality, powerful, and prestigious. The world looks on in shock and speaks out with condemnation. There is a case of unfathomable mistreatment of a vulnerable person by people trusted to…
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Remembering RJ Mitte: Disability, Financial Exploitation, and the Difficult Business of Being an Actor
By: Kelsey Maurine Brickl Content note: This article briefly mentions suicide. Actor and disability-rights advocate RJ Mitte died on October 12, 2026, at age 34. His representative confirmed that he died by suicide. His death has prompted tributes from colleagues and renewed attention to his work on Breaking Bad, his advocacy for Disabled performers, and…
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Getting to London’s West End in a Complex Power Wheelchair
Eurostar, National Rail, the Underground, London Buses, Black Cabs, and the Practical Business of Getting to the Theatre BY: KELSEY MAURINE BRICKL Image: The author in her Permobil M3 Corpus wheelchair while traveling on the Paris <-> London Eurostar in December 2025. London’s West End is one of the world’s great theatrical districts. For Disabled…
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The Happiest Docket on Earth
WDW swore my prescription wheelchair could evacuate crowded queues, citing no measurements. I was expected to answer WDW’s questions even if choking. We’re happy to visit Disneyland Paris instead! Image: Elliot, Mike, and me enjoying an accessible family outing to Disneyland Paris (December 22, 2025). This whole ridiculous business began with Walt Disney World’s 2024…