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WORLD CHANGER WEDNESDAY BY MARTYN SIBLEY
By Martyn Sibley
"Every Wednesday I do World Changer Wednesday (#WCW) on my social media channels. I share both from my experiences, and from conversations...
A BIOGRAPHY OF VINCE STASKEL: BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY – AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN
Vince Staskel - In his own words
"Growing up in the 1950-60s there was no ADA or very much anything physically accessible available to me....
CONVERSATIONS WITH TANNI GREY-THOMPSON
An interview with Tanni Grey-Thompson by Martin Sibley
"It's not everyday that I get to meet someone working in the House of Lords. It's also not every...
AN INTERVIEW WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY’S EMMA VOGELMANN
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity for the 70,000 people living with muscle wasting conditions in the UK. They bring together people affected by more...
ANDREA LEADSOM SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO DISABILITY TALK
By Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons
As the home of our democracy and the heart of our nation's public...
I BELIEVE THAT SOCIETY IS MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION – THE Rt. Hon...
"We hear a lot of abusive and discriminatory voices in society - particularly through Twitter and other forms of social media. But it is...
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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH LEONARD CHESHIRE
From the Leonard Cheshire Charity - Getting involved
You can join our CAMPAIGN to demand better train travel for disabled people.
Demand better train travel for disabled people
"I'm...
PLEASE DON’T DIE OF FORGETFULNESS
Tina Weaver is the Chief Executive of the charity 'Wellbeing Of Women'. It is dedicated to improving the health of women and babies, to...
PROMOTING DISABLED PEOPLE
We recently posted an article titled 'Fashion And The Disabled Girl' which has prompted many of our site visitors to tell us how little...
LET’S CONGRATULATE THE NATIONAL THEATRE & SPOTLIGHT
Long overdue but at last a breakthrough! The National Theatre together with Spotlight have compiled a database of Actors with disabilities.
We know from our own American correspondent, Hollywood...
DISABILITY IS THE ONE DISCRIMINATION WE ALL SEEM TO IGNORE AND...
Disability Talk has received kind permission from Saira Khan, Steve Wood and the Sunday Mirror to reproduce the following article.
Saira Khan admits she rarely encounters disability and wants to change...
THE BODYKIND FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL OF BODY ACCEPTANCE - 13-15 OCTOBER .. TOTNES
Bodykind, who are hosting the festival, are a grassroots, non-profit, whole community event organisers, with the aim...
THE WILLIAM MERRITT CENTRE ANNOUNCE NEW ACCESSABILLITY EXHIBITION
The William Merritt Centre are pleased to announce the new name for their annual exhibition is the AccessAbility Exhibition. It will take place on...
CAN I BOOK A CURRY? – OH, AND CAN YOU BUY A RAMP?
A lamb Korma, a portion of pilau rice and a side order of sag aloo. Oh, and a ramp at the entrance to your restaurant please!
By Martyn Sibley
Here's a strong example of education and...
PERFECTION IS STAGNATION!
By guest contributor Martyn Sibley
"Happy New Year to you all! I hope the festive break was relaxing, fun and rejuvenating".
"I had a huge realisation over the festive period that I want to share. It's...
CHANGING THE WORLD – WITH MARTYN SIBLEY & AJIT NAWALKHA
By Martyn Sibley
"After 18 episodes of interviewing the cream of the crop in disabled talent, I'm tweaking the show's format. There'll still be disabled guests, but not every time".
Martyn Sibley
"You see, I want to...
BAKING BLIND IN SAN FRANCISCO
Penny Melville-Brown of Hampshire, UK, captures the essence of her Baking Blind world tour in a five minute 'soundscape' video specially designed for other visually impaired people.
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