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The Actress who plays Lizzy Armstrong
This character is supposed to play a disabled person and according to lines in the soap she has a muscular disability and can only walk a few steps.
She can move from her wheelchair to an easy chair
In a recent programme she was in the flat upstairs
How did she get there and how did she get herself and the wheelchair upstairs
Then in another scene she was sitting on a bench with one leg over the other
How can that happen
There seems to be no continuity or connection in the storylines and in the way she is portrayed. She used a motorised wheelchair as well so she cannot get that to an upstairs flat and in the scene she had an ordinary wheelchair
Come on Corrie get the facts right
She can move from her wheelchair to an easy chair
In a recent programme she was in the flat upstairs
How did she get there and how did she get herself and the wheelchair upstairs
Then in another scene she was sitting on a bench with one leg over the other
How can that happen
There seems to be no continuity or connection in the storylines and in the way she is portrayed. She used a motorised wheelchair as well so she cannot get that to an upstairs flat and in the scene she had an ordinary wheelchair
Come on Corrie get the facts right
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Btw, Cherylee Houston has the same condition in real life as Izzy, as far as I know.
I understand that it is a soap but there needs to be authenticity and realism
With a space hopper and a lot of effort
I had a friend in school whose sister was in a wheelchair and one corner of their living room was actually a lift but it looked no different to the rest of the room.
Didn't know they had one installed for Izzy.
There are certain things that are overlooked like izzy entering the factory or rovers, (you can sometimes see the stairlift in the Owen-Armstrongs) but in terms of her disability, it's pretty accurate.
http://www.animateit.net/data/media/162/stairlift.gif
So is she actually capable of walking, but could hurt herself by doing so?
The point is that Izzy has EDS just like Cherrylee and whilst her mobility is very restricted, it isn't impossible for her to stand or move her legs.
But on the character of Izzy: the Windass-Armstrongs are living in Peter's poky little flat above the bookies. There is no room there for a stairlift, or a spare wheelchair in the flat. Even in Soapland they should be a bit realistic.
If you read the thread, you'll no doubt gather who we're talking about and what soap as both are mentioned.
I don't know about the actress and her limitations.
The girl I supported could transfer herself between chair and something else. But she couldn't walk unaided, and required leg and ankle braces. It is a painful condition.
As mentioned that would mean them permanently living away from Coronation Street and the producers do not like it when regular characters do not live on the street. It's ok for Izzy & Audrey as they regularly visit their families but the rest of the family are not allowed to live elsewhere.
Try reading the thread.
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