Many thanks to the Ouch blog for telling me about a film I definitely want to miss. Those of you without disabilities may not know about the way in which disabled people are portrayed in films played by able bodied actors, seeking cures and falling in love with our ‘carers’.

Blind Dating (cringe….) scores on all three fronts and oh read the offical site blurb about the movie…

A hilarious comedy about Danny (Chris Pine), an intelligent, confident, handsome young man who also happens to be blind. Not that he’s letting that hold him back — for the most part, Danny refuses to let his visual impairment get in the way of anything. 

Ah yes handsome people can too be disabled or disabled people can also be handsome…. I’m confused… And get this our lead character Danny (played by some actor who no doubt will do interviews talking about how he got in character for the role!) is amazing cos he refuses to let being blind get in way of anything.

Oh yeah Danny is also a virgin – which of course is usual for us poor unfortunates cos we never get laid unless we get cured or fall in love with one of our carers….

Pardon me while I ….