Search Results for: Emma Purcell
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Entertainment & Culture
Petition to make audio description available on ALL films, TV programmes and streaming services
A petition has been launched to make audio description (AD) compulsory on all films, TV shows and streaming services. Emma…
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Actor Jules Robertson on living with Asperger’s and rising to fame in Holby City
Our writer Emma Purcell speaks to disabled actor Jules Robertson about his career as an actor, appearing in Holby City…
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Lifestyle
Allen Parton: the Royal Navy veteran whose life was saved by his assistance dog Endal
Allen Parton is a 61-year-old Royal Navy veteran who became disabled after a horrific accident in the Gulf War. He…
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Entertainment & Culture
Alex Brooker: disabled journalist, comedian and co-host on The Last Leg
We speak to disabled TV presenter, journalist and comedian Alex Brooker. He is best known for being co-host on the…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Living with acute retinal necrosis: what it means for me
Emma Purcell, who is registered blind, details how her visual impairment, caused by acute retinal necrosis, affects her and her…
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Entertainment & Culture
Steve Brown: Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and television presenter
We speak to Steve Brown, former Paralympic wheelchair rugby player who captained Team GB at the London 2012 Paralympics and…
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Entertainment & Culture
Ade Adepitan on his wheelchair basketball career and becoming a television presenter and author
Ade Adepitan is a former wheelchair basketball player, TV present and author. We speak to him about his life with…
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Entertainment & Culture
Joanne Roughton-Arnold: visually impaired violinist, opera singer and founder of FormidAbility
Joanne Roughton-Arnold is a visually impaired violinist, opera singer and the founder of the opera company formidAbility, which makes opera…
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Entertainment & Culture
Cerrie Burnell: disabled actress, author and TV presenter
Cerrie Burnell is a disabled actress, author and TV presenter best known for being a presenter of the BBC children’s…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Why time is so precious when you’re disabled
Wheelchair user Emma Purcell, who is also visually impaired, explains exactly why time is so precious for disabled people when…
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