Category Archives: Published Articles

The Paralympics and Me

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Shannon Murray

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 Shannon Murray

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 Shannon Murray

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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The Conversation

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Shannon Murray

Last week I was beyond excited to get one of my pieces published on a new US website, The Conversation. It’s a piece I wrote about my relationship with my legs, how my body image has evolved since my accident … Continue reading →

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Company Magazine December 2011

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Shannon Murray

For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter I’d just like to shout from the rooftops that I have an article in a magazine this month. Yes, a real life commissioned article written by me for a top … Continue reading →

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One Tweet to 10 Downing Street

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Shannon Murray

To those of you still in any doubt about the power of social media (though if you’re reading a blog that’s not likely) I’d like to share a little tale with you. Late last year I read a tweet from … Continue reading →

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