Category Archives: Disability

Rust and Bone

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

I went to a screening earlier this week of one of the most beautiful and brutal films I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch; ‘Rust & Bone’ is a compelling and complicated love story exploring issues of friendship, romance, sexuality, … Continue reading →

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Newsnight

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Last Wednesday (29.08.12) I was a guest on Newsnight on BBC2 along with Francesca Martinez, Ann Wild and Mark Littlewood discussing the Paralympics and their potential to change the perception of disabiity in society, and also the impact of welfare reforms … Continue reading →

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The Paralympics and Me

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Here’s a link to a new blog post on The Independent website, it’s about my feelings towards the Paralympics and how much my attitude has changed in the past six months. http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/at-first-i-didn’t-want-to-be-defined-by-my-paralysis-and-now-im-proud/  

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Disability & Advertising: The Independent

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

In case you missed it (though I have to confess I did excessively self promote on Twitter & Facebook) I wrote my first blog for The Independent last week. It was written in response to the publicity surrounding designer Dolores … Continue reading →

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Disability in Drama

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

I’ve read two great blogs this week discussing the portrayal of disability in drama and the lack of accurate and positive characters. It’s frustrating both as a disabled actress and as a disabled viewer to see inaccuracies and stereotypes on … Continue reading →

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BBC3: Cherry Healey: How to Get A Life

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

I generally try to avoid blogging when I’m feeling particularly charged about an issue, I know that it’s best to allow time for the fog to clear and think about things before putting fingers to keyboard. However tonight I want … Continue reading →

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The Undateables

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Love it or hate it it’s coming back to our screens and the production team are looking for new people with disabilities to take centre stage.  I know some of you felt quite strongly about it, that it was patronising, … Continue reading →

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Fashion on Wheels

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

I’ve been thinking that as a model and woman with an avid interest in fashion I should probably include a few more posts about fashion and beauty products. (It’s too easy to only write when feeling all fired up and … Continue reading →

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Where Are The Disabled TV Presenters?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

So where are the disabled television presenters? We’re doing whatever odd jobs we can, we’re trying to pay the bills, survive the Governments benefit cuts, negotiate TfL’s lousy access and develop creative ideas that might appeal to a production company, … Continue reading →

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Dating with a Disability

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Here’s a quick link to a piece on dating with a disability which features a few soundbites from me, written by the lovely Damon Rose (BBC Ouch!) for the BBC News website. It discusses the C4 series ‘The Undateables’ and … Continue reading →

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