Creature Discomforts

Brian the bull terrier: 'Many people say, "Oh you’re in a wheelchair – you’re rubbish. You can’t do anything." A lot of it, it is ignorance' Photograph: Public domain

Spud the slug: says many places with ramps outside do not have enough room inside for people with mobility scooters to get around Photograph: Public domain

Tim the tortoise: voiced, like the other five characters in the campaign, by a disabled person Photograph: Public domain

Slim the stick insect: among six characters created by Aardman for a campaign to raise disability awareness Photograph: Public domain

Flash the sausage dog: 'Now let’s get things put right. Not just for disabled people, for everybody. So we can all work in harmony together' Photograph: Public domain

Peg the hedgehog: 'People have assumed that wheels mean … nothing up here in the brain, you know' Photograph: Public domain