The much loved Barbara Windsor has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Her husband, Scott Mitchell, disclosed her illness after the 80 year old’s memory loss worsened. He said, “Firstly, I hope speaking out will help other …
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MODELS OF DIVERSITY! MOST CERTAINLY A FORCE FOR GOOD
Angel Sinclair, founder of ‘Models of Diversity’ has often asked the following questions. Where are the models of colour? The larger models? The models with a disability? The older models? Angel Sinclair – Founder of …
Continue readingTHE SHOCKING DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT GAP FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
The employment rate for disabled people in London stands at 46.5%. This means that some 370,000 disabled Londoners are out of work. What a waste of valuable talent! The equivalent employment rate for non-disabled people stands …
Continue readingYOU CAN ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS!
By Sylvia Mac “I was the young lady who walked into the model agency and was asked to leave for having scars. I never had any dreams but now I dream every night and they …
Continue readingDON’T DIS MY ABILITY!
This is the story of Shawn Smith M.Ed, CCC who is the proud founder and CEO of Don’t dis-my-ability consultation services. Shawn’s story is unique in that he was diagnosed with ADHD Inattentive Type at age 30. …
Continue readingWHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR FACE?
From our ‘blogger’ Lisa Butler I dread this question. The one question evokes so many emotions in me when I get asked “what’s wrong with your face?”. It makes my heart drop and I feel …
Continue readingEMPLOYABILITY WEEKEND – ENROL NOW!
Muscular Dystrophy are hosting a weekend of workshops, such as networking and careers development, to give young disabled people the help they need to find work. This is part of their wider work on disabled …
Continue readingCHALLENGING PERCEPTIONS!
After spending 20 years in the fashion & beauty industry, founder Jane Bellis became increasingly jaded with the constant drip feed of unrealistic and damaging images from the media. Beauty standards and social expectations seemed …
Continue readingTHE LATEST #ALLin NEWS – READ ALL ABOUT IT! THE LATEST #ALLin NEWS -READ ALL ABOUT IT!
We now have #ALLin Ambassadors from 11 different countries throughout the world. And that’s great news because we want our movement to be truly global. And as we have said, many times before, lone voices are largely …
Continue readingWHAT ABOUT THE BOY? – THE ‘EASTERSEALS DISABILITY FILM CHALLENGE’.
‘What About The Boy?’ is Eileen Grubba’s latest film for the ‘EasterSeals Disability Challenge’. The challenge creates opportunities and exposure for artists with disabilities in front of and behind the camera. Seven people with disabilities worked …
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