See how this BBC program helps those living with disabilities

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Ellis Palmer a journalist who lives with a disability and uses a wheelchair was able to join the BBC thanks to its “BBC Extend in the News” program.

As a disabled person who went to a Merseyside comprehensive school, I’d have never imagined working at @BBCNews when I was growing up.

But the BBC’s @InExtend scheme gave me an amazing opportunity to get started as a journalist.

Check it out #BBCExtendhttps://t.co/XCeKAZjlmr pic.twitter.com/NYLaeJHAnd

— Ellis Palmer (@ellispalmer94) September 26, 2018