Alex Brooker is a 36-year-old television presenter, journalist and comedian. He was born with limb deformities, which resulted in him becoming a leg amputee and living with dexterity issues. Alex …
From Venue Floor to Virtual Tour! 9th – 13th November 2020 To celebrate what would have been the Kidz to Adultz North event, and because sadly for the first time …
BBC journalist and presenter of BBC Watchdog Nikki Fox has been recognised as the most influential disabled person in The Shaw Trust Power 100 list 2020. The Shaw Trust Power …
Carla King has lived with Multiple Sclerosis for fifteen years and is a qualified Career Coach. She has been able to support those with chronic conditions through workplace issues such …
Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden features in a BBC documentary called Strictly Amy: Crohn’s and Me, in which she opens up and shares what life is like living …
Our writer and news editor, Emma Purcell, shares her blog post on how her visual impairment, caused by acute retinal necrosis, affects her. With little information available online, she hopes …
Olu Fadipe, who is a campaigner and ambassador for Changing Faces, spent his childhood struggling with emotions surrounding his facial disfigurement and feeling like the only one. Now, as an …
A survey of more than 1,000 men with a visible difference by charity Changing Faces reveals that 76% say they are under pressure to meet macho male stereotypes and 64% …
Dancer Jen, who has Down’s Syndrome and founded the dance company DanceSyndrome, explains how she and her troupe are contributing to society and changing perceptions of people with disabilities. I’m …
Following the appearances of Jonnie Peacock, Will Bayley, Katie Piper and Lauren Steadman on Strictly and Bake Off contestant Briony May Williams in 2018, both shows are continuing to be …
