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

Neal Pike: disabled poet, performer and theatre-maker

Neal Pike is a poet and theatre performer with dyspraxia from Nottingham. He has created and stars in his one-man…

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Entertainment & Culture

Zack Gottsagen: an actor with Down’s syndrome tipped for Oscar glory

Zack Gottsagen, an American actor with Down’s syndrome, tipped for Oscar glory for his lead role in The Peanut Butter…

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Entertainment & Culture

Paul Carter: journalist and senior producer with a disability for the BBC

We speak to Paul Carter, journalist and senior producer for the BBC, about living life with prosthetic limbs and short…

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News

Changing Places toilets to be installed at 22 service stations across England

Nearly two dozen Changing Places toilets will be installed at motorway service station across England, benefiting 250,000 disabled people.

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Lifestyle

Disability recognised at the National Diversity Awards 2019

Disabled people and organisations have been recognised at the National Diversity Awards 2019. Find out who made the shortlist and…

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Entertainment & Culture

Fusion Festival rated as a “shambles” over its lack of disabled access

Fusion Festival has been rated as a shambles by disability blogger Emma Muldoon, who has muscular dystrophy, for its lack…

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News

British Airways launches a dedicated customer service team for disabled passengers

British Airways Accessibility Team is a dedicated customer service for passengers with hidden and visible disabilities. Find out more about…

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News

Banning pavement parking could give freedom to disabled pedestrians

MPs have proposed plans to have an outright ban on pavement parking in England, which could better enable disabled people…

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News

Vodafone and Mencap partnership aims to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities

Vodafone and Mencap have partnered in creating the Connected Living technology project that improves the lives of people with a…

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Lifestyle

Sight Loss Councils launches website to support blind and partially sighted people

Sight Loss Councils has launched a website that aims to help blind and partially sighted people access goods and services…

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