Emma Purcell

Editor & Writer at Disability Horizons. Blogger at Rock For Disability. Loves live music, comedy, acting, chocolate and is a Harry Potter fanatic.
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Jess Thom: changing the narrative about Tourette’s

We speak to Jess Thom about living with Tourette’s, her creative project Touretteshero and her appearances on stage and screen.

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Entertainment & Culture

The Great British Sewing Bee represents disability without mentioning it

The Great British Sewing Bee, a BBC reality show in which 12 people compete to be the best sewer, is…

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Entertainment & Culture

Ruth Madeley: BAFTA-nominated actor creating greater disability representation in the media

We speak to BAFTA-nominated actor Ruth Madeley about her living with spinal bifida, her acting career and being a patron…

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Entertainment & Culture

Bruce Kenneth: a furniture designer and TV craftsman with one arm

We speak to Bruce Kenneth about living with a disability, becoming a furniture designer and his appearances on TV.  

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Entertainment & Culture

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds investigates pioneering drug for children with dwarfism in new documentary

Paralympian Ellie Simmonds is In a new BBC documentary where she investigates a controversial new drug that some people argue…

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News

Then Barbara Met Alan: a factual drama about the rise of the Disability Discrimination Act in Britain

Then Barbara Met Alan is a factual drama that tells the true story of how two disability activists who became…

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Entertainment & Culture

Lindsey Dryden: a disabled and queer filmmaker who is making the film industry fully accessible and inclusive for all

We speak to Lindsey Dryden about her career as a disabled and queer filmmaker, the launch of her production company…

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Entertainment & Culture

Tim Renkow on being a comedian and actor with cerebral palsy

We speak to star of BBC sitcom Jerk, Tim Renkow, about living with cerebral palsy and his career as a…

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Entertainment & Culture

Rosie Jones bags trio of commissions from Channel 4

Comedian, actress and author Rosie Jones – who has cerebral palsy - is to star in three new commissions for…

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News

Sophie Morgan joins the Celebrity Bake Off line-up for Stand Up To Cancer 2022

TV presenter and disability activist Sophie Morgan will be taking part in The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To…

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