Claire Wineland, the inspirational activist has died at the age of 21. This young US woman with cystic fibrosis, who made a name for herself through writing, speaking and social media, has died after receiving …
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“A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE” – ANOTHER DISABLED ROLE LOST!
And yet again it’s happening! It appears that the role of Virginia Hall (a WW11 spy who lost her left leg below the knee) in a new film is going to be played by the able-bodied Daisy Ridley. …
Continue readingBEACH REVEAL 2018
On Monday, 13th August this year, Sylvia Mac, child burn survivor and founder of Love DisFigure, travelled the beaches of East England to reach out to ladies and encourage them to embrace their bodies by being photographed …
Continue readingTHE AGONIES OF CONSTANT MIGRAINES
This is ‘Migraine Awareness Week’ (it always runs from the first Sunday in September to the next) and its aim is to highlight how many millions in the world suffer from this debilitating condition. Consider …
Continue readingOUR #ALLin MOVEMENT IS ON THE MOVE! – FROM HOLLYWOOD, TO THE COBBLES OF CORONATION STREET AND TO THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER!
From the Hills of HOLLYWOOD, to the cobbles of CORONATION STREET and to the PALACE of WESTMINSTER .. Our growing #ALLin Movement is on the move! #ALLin (ALL Inclusive) is a world-wide movement devoted to help …
Continue readingTHE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES
It seems obvious that what you can’t see is invisible. And a magician’s sleight of hand is most certainly invisible. But when you’re fooled by the magician you know it’s a trick. But when an …
Continue readingWHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?
Kirsty Young, the most loved voice of Desert Islands Discs, is to leave the programme for an undisclosed period of time. Kirsty, 49, has announced she is temporarily leaving because she is suffering from Fibromyalgia. It’s a …
Continue readingDISABLED ACTORS FOR DISABLED ROLES?
Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English man born with very severe face and body deformities. He was known as the ‘Elephant Man’ and was first exhibited at a freak …
Continue reading24 HOUR CARE FOR THE ELDERLY SET TO DOUBLE!
The number of elderly people over 85 needing 24-hour care is set to double according to a report published in the Lancet. It analysed the health needs of the elderly up to the 2035. 446,000 …
Continue readingIS THERE AN EPIDEMIC OF SELF-HARMING IN THE UK?
A recent survey seems to suggest that there is – with the deeply worrying statistic that 100,000 children aged 14 are self-harming with girls disproportionately hurting themselves. The survey of 11,000 14 years old showed …
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