Year: 2018
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Lifestyle
The Girl Behind Dark Glasses: a memoir of living bedridden with ME
Writing can be a great outlet, especially when it comes to dealing with a life-changing disability. Jessica, who has ME…
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Work & Education
Why councils need to introduce disability officers
Working out what support is available to you if you’re disabled can be difficult. Where should you turn and what…
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News
Sh*t happens: learning to live with a disability
Having a disability is the gift that keeps on giving. It feels like there’s an endless amount of sh*t we…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Wheelchair exercise: using Zumba to make fitness more inclusive
Our Deputy Editor Shannon, who uses a wheelchair, didn’t think she would be able to participate in able-bodied exercise classes.…
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Assistive Tech & Products
GET 15% off new adjustable drink holder for wheelchairs
Blue Badge Style, which highlights venues that are as accessible as they are beautiful, has created a stylish cup holder,…
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Lifestyle
Cerebral palsy and me: how a request for birthday wishes went viral
Model Sophie Newton and her brother Harry, who has cerebral palsy, were stunned when her Facebook post requesting birthday wishes for…
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Lifestyle
David Proud: disability is never an individual diagnosis
Actor David Proud, who was born with spina bifida, has appeared in a number of BBC TV series, such as…
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Work & Education
Celebrate and encourage inclusivity by making your voice heard
It’s estimated that the ‘Purple Pound’ – the spending power of disabled people and their families – equates to about…
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Entertainment & Culture
Accessible festivals: Lost Village in Lincolnshire
Wheelchair user and festival goer Alex Squire recently told us about the accessibility at the British Summer Time festival in…
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Entertainment & Culture
Why does the cinema cost more for disabled customers?
Wheelchair user Simon Sansome, who runs the disability blog Ability Access, loves going to the cinema. But, there’s a problem – if…
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