Emma Purcell

Former Editor & Writer at Disability Horizons. Co-founder & Editor Crip Life™. Blogger at Rock For Disability. Loves live music, comedy, acting, chocolate and is a Harry Potter fanatic.
Entertainment & Culture

Anna Cannings: blind actress who stars in BBC crime drama Strike

We speak to blind actress, voce artist, model and motivational speaker Anna Cannings. She is best known for her appearance…

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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

Paralympian Hollie Arnold MBE set to take part in I’m a Celebrity 2020

Paralympian Hollie Arnold MBE is set to take part in I'm a Celebrity 2020. Read on to find out more…

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News

Disabled actors joined by Corrie Star Cherylee Houston for lockdown play

A cast of Devon-based disabled actors will be joined by Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston in a short film, which…

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News

BBC broadcaster Nikki Fox recognised as most influential disabled person in Power 100 list 2020

BBC journalist and presenter of BBC Watchdog Nikki Fox has been recognised as the most influential disabled person in The…

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News

Strictly Amy: Crohn’s and Me – A documentary about dancer Amy Dowden living with Crohn’s disease

Strictly dancer Amy Dowden opens up and shares what life is like living with Crohn’s disease in new documentary.

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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

Disabled contestants competing on Strictly and Bake Off 2020

Disabled contestants Marc Elliott and JJ Chalmers are both competing in two of the UK's biggest TV shows - Bake…

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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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News

Influential voices in the disability community reflect on Life After Lockdown

An online video called Life After Lockdown has been commissioned by the Mobility Unlimited Challenge (MUC), in which four disability…

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