Disability Talk

By Martin Sibley With my disability, summer is usually good health wise. Which is a relief this year after the terrible winter I had with my colds. My relatively new morning routine has been a …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …