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Entertainment & Culture
How writing a book helped one man cope with the wild ride that is disability
Jon McVey, who was diagnosed with inclusion body myositis (IBM) late in his life, tells us about his light-hearted book…
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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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Work & Education
Turning my passion for films into a career as a disabled film editor
Stephanie Castelete-Tyrrell, who has congenital Muscular Dystrophy, has turned her passion for film and editing into a career as a…
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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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Wellbeing & Fitness
8 exercise videos for disabled people during isolation
To make sure you keep fit and healthy during the lockdown, fitness instructor Mish has rounded up 8 online exercise…
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Entertainment & Culture
BBC commissions new factual drama to mark 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act
The BBC has commissioned a new factual programme about disabled activists Barbara Lisicki and Alan Holdsworth, and the campaigns that…
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Lifestyle
The Rollettes: an all-female disabled dance troop empowering women
The Rollettes is a dance troop made up of 8 disabled women, all aiming to change perceptions around disability and…
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News
PPE supply problems remain despite national efforts
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire reports on the low supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for disabled people during the Covid-19…
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Work & Education
5 home working tips for the Covid-19 lockdown and beyond
Victoria Clutton, who has chronic fatigue syndrome, has always worked from home. Here, she shares her tips to help employees…
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Work & Education
Deaf volunteer and filmmaker changes attitudes on deafness in Kenya
Raabia Hussain is a Deaf independent filmmaker from Oldham, Greater Manchester. She recently volunteered in Kenya to help teach Deaf…
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