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.
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Deaf actor and advocate Rose Ayling-Ellis recognised as most influential disabled person in Power 100 list 2022

Actor, Strictly champion and deaf advocate Rose Ayling-Ellis has been recognised as the most influential disabled person in the Shaw…

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Entertainment & Culture

10 celebrities who live with dyslexia

To mark Dyslexia Awareness Week, which takes place from the 3rd to 9th of October, we share 10 celebrities with…

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Entertainment & Culture

Ralph & Katie: a love story about a married couple with Down’s syndrome

Ralph and Katie, two disabled characters from the hit BBC One series The A Word, are set to appear on…

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Entertainment & Culture

Meet the candidates representing disability in new show Make Me Prime Minister

Make Me Prime Minister is a brand new Channel 4 series that is set to lift the lid on what it…

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Entertainment & Culture

Deaf representation on TV – John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf and Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker

Find out more about Channel 4’s deaf contestant on Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker and John Bishop's new documentary about British Sign…

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Lifestyle

Breaking down taboos around disability and periods

Our writer, Emma Purcell, speaks to the disability community to find out their experiences living with periods.

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Entertainment & Culture

Rose Ayling-Ellis reveals first-ever Barbie doll with hearing aids

A Barbie doll with a behind-the-ear hearing aid is part of a new range of diverse and inclusive dolls unveiled…

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Work & Education

5 accessible ways to succeed working from home if you have a disability

Working from home is becoming more possible and beneficial for people. Emma shares five simple ways to organise, plan, communicate…

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Entertainment & Culture

TV personality Scarlett Moffatt and music artist Billie Eilish open up about their lives with Tourette’s syndrome

TV personality Scarlett Moffatt is starring in her debut documentary – Britain’s Tourette’s Mystery- to investigate the rise of Tourette’s…

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Entertainment & Culture

Adam Pearson will test his cooking skills on Celebrity Masterchef 2022

TV presenter, actor and disability campaigner Adam Pearson is set to test his cooking skills when he participates in Celebrity…

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