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CLAIRE WINELAND DIES AGE 21

On September 8, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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!

On September 7, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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. …

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BEACH REVEAL 2018

On September 6, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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 …

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THE AGONIES OF CONSTANT MIGRAINES

On September 5, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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 …

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OUR #ALLin MOVEMENT IS ON THE MOVE! – FROM HOLLYWOOD, TO THE COBBLES OF CORONATION STREET AND TO THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER!

On September 3, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

  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 …

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THE INVISIBLE DISABILITIES

On September 3, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?

On September 2, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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DISABLED ACTORS FOR DISABLED ROLES?

On September 1, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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24 HOUR CARE FOR THE ELDERLY SET TO DOUBLE!

On August 31, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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IS THERE AN EPIDEMIC OF SELF-HARMING IN THE UK?

On August 30, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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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