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Book review: Samantha Renke’s autobiography You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

04/08/2022

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A close up of Samantha Renke with long blonde hair wearing a blue dress with gold flowers

Our writer Raya gives a book review of "You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread", an autobiography by disability…

Entertainment & Culture

JJ Chalmers ex Royal Marine, TV presenter and contestant on Strictly Come Dancing

03/03/2021

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JJ Chalmers in a lilac suit and blue shirt stood in front of a pink, sparkly background

We speak to TV presenter and ex-Royal Marine JJ Chalmers about his disability and his experience on Strictly Come Dancing…

News

Ade Adepitan MBE to be made a patron of learning disability theatre group Blue Sky Actors

21/02/2020

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Ade Adepitan

Former Paralympian and TV presenter Ade Adepitan is to be made a patron of learning disability theatre group Blue Sky…

Lifestyle

Katie Piper on Strictly, her clothing collection and new burns rehabilitation centre

07/02/2020

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Katie Piper at her Burns Rehabilitaion Centre with two physiotherapists

Katie Piper has launched the UK's first burns rehabilitation centre. We speak to her about the new facility, plus her…

Lifestyle

Mark Lane: Gardeners’ World’s first presenter in a wheelchair

19/10/2018

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Mark Lane being filmed

Garden landscape designer and writer Mark Lane is the UK’s first disabled presenter to join the long-running BBC Gardeners’ World team. He…

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Visting Dubai as a Disabled Person – Dubai disabled visitor guide
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