Emma Purcell

Editor & Writer at Disability Horizons. Blogger at Rock For Disability. Loves live music, comedy, acting, chocolate and is a Harry Potter fanatic.
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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Disabled veterans take on the World’s Toughest Race in a new Amazon Prime series

A team of disabled veterans and civilians are competing in an ultimate adventure to conquer the World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge…

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Entertainment & Culture

Briony May Williams: Bake Off semi-finalist and TV presenter who lives with a “little hand”

Briony May Williams is a disabled baker and TV presenter who got to the smi-finals of the Great British Bake…

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Entertainment & Culture

James Martin: an award-winning actor with Down’s Syndrome

James Martin is a 28-year-old actor with Down’s Syndrome from Belfast. He played the lead role in the BBC TV…

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80% of disabled people have experienced accessibility issues with online streaming services

A survey conducted by Scope has found 80% of disabled people have experienced accessibility issues with online streaming services.

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Entertainment & Culture

Down’s Syndrome actor Tommy Jessop stars in award-winning crime drama Innocence

Tommy Jessop is an award-winning British actor with Down’s Syndrome, who has played in Hamlet, Line of Duty Holby City…

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News

Celebrating Disability Pride 2020 virtually

Due to COVID-19, Disability Pride events have been moved online. Find out which Disability Pride events are taking place virtually,…

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Entertainment & Culture

Disabled filmmaker wins award in Best Shorts Film Competition

Disabled filmmaker Stephanie-Casttelete-Tyrrell has won a prestigious award for her documentary Muscle Warriors at the Best Shorts Film Competition.

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Entertainment & Culture

Disabled charities host virtual gigs to raise money during lockdown

With concerts and festivals cancelled and disabled people continuing to isolate, we round up three disability charities that are streaming…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

Liz Johnson on her Paralympic swimming career and being a disabled entrepreneur

Liz Johnson is a former Paralympic swimmer and disability entreprenaur. We speak to her about her successful swimming career and…

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