Year: 2018
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Work & Education
Business Disability Forum: exploring identity in the workplace
What does being disabled mean in the business world? Do you feel your identity is closely intertwined with your disability at…
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News
Why is disability still portrayed as a punishment?
Coronation Street character Josh Tucker recently became blind after side-stepping justice and escaping jail. Does his new disability mean it’s…
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Entertainment & Culture
Great British Bake Off: were you pleased that Briony’s disability wasn’t mentioned?
As the Great British Bake Off comes to a close, Disability Horizons writer and Bake Off superfan Raisa debates whether…
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Lifestyle
10 things only someone with a hearing impairment would know
We all know that having a disability can come with certain annoyances. Having a hearing impairment is no different. Here,…
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Assistive Tech & Products
Assistive technology: top 5 smart home devices to assist your everyday life
Over the last few years, there has been a revolution in smart home technology. Initially aimed at the regular tech-loving…
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News
Purple Tuesday: the UK’s first accessible shopping day
LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS | LATEST NEWS The UK’s first day dedicated to accessible shopping will take…
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Entertainment & Culture
Strictly Come Dancing 2018: how Lauren Steadman and Katie Piper are changing perceptions around disability
Following on from Paralympian Jonnie Peacock’s influential appearance on last year’s Strictly Come Dancing, the latest line-up includes Para-triathlete Lauren…
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Relationships & Sex
Disability and intimacy: learning to love your body
We all need a level of intimacy – being able to talk, touch, hold hands, hug, kiss or even be…
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Entertainment & Culture
Sparsh Shah: the 15-year-old rapper with brittle bones
Sparsh Shah is a 15-year-old rapper, singer, songwriter and inspirational speaker from New Jersey, USA. He was born with Osteogenesis…
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Lifestyle
Mark Lane: Gardeners’ World’s first presenter in a wheelchair
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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