How is the representation of disability constructed in this extract?

The idea of disability in this extract is constructed in such a way as to elicit a certain degree of sympathy from the audience. However, it is not as simple as presenting the main character as extremely vulnerable, as is often the case when disabilities are stereotyped. Instead, empathy is elicited by displaying a normal working-class bloke, one which a vast majority of people would be able to relate to. He talks normally, using oft-heard midlands accents, proverbs and colloquialisms, such as 'hoping i could have me old job back and that'. At the beginning he acts as if nothing had happened, although his friend was giving him dodgy looks. This again highlights his normality - giving the audience the feel that he could be one of us. The clip begins by emphasising the effects of his new disability, the difference between past and present - the past being when he had his job before and the present when he tries to get his job back.