This week there were global celebrations for World Down Syndrome Day. World Down Syndrome Day (21st March) is a global awareness day, which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.
Tag: Disability
A brief history of Stephen Hawking
This week the world lost an inspirational figure – Professor Stephen Hawking who passed away at his home in Cambridge aged 76. He was an intelligent physicist best known for his work on black holes and relativity.
Hunting for a media career
This week I made the decision to restart my hunt for a job. The internship season has blossomed and now is the perfect time to share my skills to the media industry.
Are NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments a fair system?
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is a package of care which is arranged and funded by the NHS. To receive this budget plan, you need to be assessed by health professionals to decide if your health needs qualify for the funding.
Top tips for booking accessible tickets at live music events
I want to share my top tips on how to discover when events happen, how to research accessible facilities and how to book tickets:
The mission of booking accessible tickets
I love going to gigs and festivals. I live my life for them. It brings magical, spectacular, incredible, amazing, explosive and memorising feelings and emotions. But to gain these experiences, there is one battle every disabled music lover faces; booking accessible tickets!
Escapism on Stage
As well as writing, creating media content and attending live gigs, I also enjoy acting and performing on stage. For almost two decades I’ve joined a variety of theatre groups and performed in school productions and love the escapism on stage.
Living with my disabilities
I thought I’d make my first blog of 2018 give an insight into my disabilities and how I live with them.
My 2017 in Review
Here is a roundup of all my achievements, activities and life-changing events in 2017.
Walking in a Wizardry Wonderland
Here are Emma’s highlights of visiting the Harry Potter studio tour at Christmas, which include the Forbbiden, Hogwarts Express and Dobby the house elf.