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Martyn Sibley – We are sailing

On July 22, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Martyn Sibley

Over the past years I’ve managed to do many amazing activities. You know the ones. Flying a plane. SCUBA diving. Skiing. Hot air ballooning. Tree climbing. Having made a decision to spend more time in …

Getting around as an amputee

On July 16, 2017 By Disability Talk In Amy

Hi everyone! Hope your previous week has been great! ? Today I’m going to be talking about getting around as an amputee as I feel there are a lot of misconceptions about what some of us …

Disabled actors and advocates plead to Hollywood: ‘Give us a chance, please!

On July 15, 2017 By Disability Talk In Eileen Grubba

By Tre’vell Andersonontact Reporter November 2, 2016, 10:15 AM When Hollywood discusses diversity, it tends to focus on race, gender and, maybe, sexual orientation — but it almost always ignores disability. This was the consistent …

Blindness does not stop this beekeeper, this baker and this kayaker from expanding their vision

On June 29, 2017 By Disability Talk In Penny

One of our own very special guest commentators, Penny Melville-Brown, has been featured in an article for the Washington Post. Penny of Farnham, Britain, lost her sight while she was a commander in the British Royal Navy. …

STORME TOOLIS – SEXUALITY AND STEREOTYPES

On June 27, 2017 By Disability Talk In Martyn Sibley

I remember years ago, soon after I’d quit my day job in fact, being asked to moderate a talk at the BBC. It was for their staff. The talk was on disability and the media. …

Preparing for a hospital stay

On June 16, 2017 By Disability Talk In Amy

Hi everyone! Today I’m going to be talking about how to prepare for a hospital stay. Little me-I’d only ever had one operation in this pic! An upcoming stay in hospital can be a very …

ACCESS FOR ALL

On June 11, 2017 By Disability Talk In Martyn Sibley

When you are a wheelchair user like me, access is so important. Access to transport. Access to housing. Access to employment. Access to leisure and tourism. Without access we can’t move, live, work, learn, and …

A MARTY-FESTO FOR GLOBAL INCLUSION AND PERSONAL GROWTH

On May 30, 2017 By Disability Talk In Martyn Sibley

Welcome to my latest post. A post sharing a kind of manifesto. My ‘Marty-Festo’ – see what I did there!? This means I’m going to share the experiences and lessons I have been through recently. …

IT’S NOW TIME TO ACT

On May 15, 2017 By Disability Talk In Martyn Sibley

In recent years I’ve read up a lot more on the history of the disability rights movement. I’ve also read a lot about other civil rights groups. There’s many similarities. You need your demonstrations (with …

Inclusion Campaign Launches

On May 11, 2017 By Disability Talk In Martyn Sibley

I’ve been fighting hard to keep positive lately. I know it’s only my view, but the world has seemed more fearful. More divisive. More hateful. In the social justice world there’s been horrifying accounts. In …