Disability Model Agency

The starting point is to ask rather than assume. Disabilities are not uniform — some are visible, some are not — and the on-set requirements of one model with a disability may be entirely different from another. HHM will communicate the specific requirements of individual talent at booking stage, and productions should be prepared to accommodate whatever is confirmed for that particular person. This might mean ensuring step-free access and space for a mobility aid, providing a quiet rest area, allowing additional time between setups, or simply being aware that a model may need to pace themselves differently across a long shoot day. Beyond logistics, production teams should direct talent clearly and professionally — exactly as they would any other model — and should not reference a model's disability in direction unless it is explicitly part of the approved creative brief.

es — and specificity at brief stage enables more accurate casting. Where a production requires a model with a specific disability for genuine authentic representation, this should be communicated at the point of enquiry. The broader the brief, the broader the casting options — but where the creative calls for specific representation, HHM will work to confirm talent whose lived experience genuinely aligns with the brief rather than approximating it. Authentic disability representation means casting talent whose experience aligns with the creative, not casting a model who happens to be available and applying a label retrospectively.

Travel and accessibility logistics should be planned in at the outset. Under HHM's Client Booking Terms, where talent require additional help with travel due to ability or injury, production cars must be provided at the client's cost — this is contractual, not optional. For talent based within a five-mile radius of Hyde Park Corner working on central London shoots, travel is typically included within the agreed day rate, in line with HHM's standard travel terms. Outside that radius, travel time is charged at £50 per hour. Any accessibility-specific accommodations at the shoot location — step-free access, space for mobility aids, quiet rest areas — are the client's responsibility to arrange and confirm before shoot day. HHM will flag the specific requirements of individual talent at booking stage so these can be built into the production plan.