By Martyn Sibley I’ve recently been to Valencia for my #accessibletourism work. The following photo is of the inside of the beautiful San Nicolas church. San Nicholas Church This time I would like to talk about consistently …
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Disability Talk
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 than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions. …
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DISABILITY HATE CRIMES SURGE!
Figures obtained by the charity United Response show Disability hate crimes in England and Wales surged by a third last year. 32 of the 43 police forces which responded to a Freedom of Information request showed a …
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#ALLin AMBASSADOR, MELISSA JOHNS, HONOURED BY THE SHAW TRUST
Melissa Johns is an actress best known for her role as ‘Imogen’ in Coronation Street. Her casting in 2017 in Coronation Street made the national press because of her disability – and highlighted the under-representation …
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WHAT HOSPICE CARE REALLY MEANS
During Hospice Care Week (8-14 October) the Woking & Sam Beare Hospice have been out and about asking what hospice care really means. The Woking & Sam Beare Hospice teamed up with Radio Jackie who interviewed some …
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FOLIC ACID TO BE ADDED TO FLOUR TO REDUCE BIRTH DEFECTS
All flour is to be fortified with folic acid after ministers decided to back a plan that medical experts say will reduce the number of babies born in the UK with serious birth defects. Folic …
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CHANGING THE WORLD BY SIMPLE AWARENESS
By Martyn Sibley I’m just back from two weeks away. Myself, Kaisa, my PA Eileen and Sunny left on Saturday 22nd September for Poland. Stopping for a night in Essen, Germany – about halfway. Arriving …
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BLIND BAKER CHALLENGES PUBLIC ATTITUDES
Penny Melville-Brown from Hampshire is living proof that many people under-estimate what blind people can do. Research published by the Royal National Institute of Blind People found that ‘half of UK adults think that people with sight …
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HOLLYWOOD PHOTOS, HOLLYWOOD HEADSHOTS & HOLLYWOOD CHALLENGES!
Hollywood Photos, Hollywood Headshots and Hollywood Challenges. And #ALLin matters with Actress Eileen Grubba and Photographer Peggy Warny. A meeting between Eileen Grubba and Peggy Warny talking all things Hollywood. And the challenges, and the fight for …
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MEDICINES DERIVED FROM CANNABIS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITHIN WEEKS
Doctors in England, Scotland and Wales will soon be able to prescribe cannabis derived medicine in less than a month. And this comes from no less an authority than the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid. Sajid Javid …
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