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Meet The Women Fighting To Improve Welsh Endometriosis Care

Madeleine Anderson — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:42:27 +0000

Women with endometriosis are forming support groups across Wales, offering advice and creating communities for those living with the often overlooked condition.

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We Need To Talk About Disability And Friendship

Riannon Chaplin — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:09:57 +0000

How do you break up with your best friend? It’s not a question I ever thought I’d have to answer until late last year when I cut off contact with mine. Our friendship died slowly and painfully over a period of months. As I grieved the loss of what I thought would be a lifelong bond, I began to reevaluate my friendships as a disabled woman.

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How The Online Chronic Migraine Community Saved Me

Ivy Samuel — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:29:29 +0000

Two years ago, Olivia created an Instagram account to talk about living with migraine. Since then, she’s found hope and acceptance of a diagnosis that she previously felt alone in.

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Disability-Inclusive Language in Journalism

Ali Rees — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:00:16 +0000

Media representation has the power to influence public opinion and challenge stereotypes around disability. Using disability-inclusive language ensures your work meets the standards set by the communities you’re reporting on.

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How Anti-Homeless Architecture Is Anti-Human

Katie Nelmes — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:33:23 +0000

Can you remember a time when you have been out in public and seen a cluster of metal spikes on the pavement? Or a time when you have struggled to find a comfortable place to sit? This is not accidental, this is anti-homeless architecture.

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You Should Be Wearing a Mask in 2023

Seven Standen — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:54:02 +0000

The COVID-19 outbreak began almost four years ago, but we are still living in the midst of the pandemic. Pretending otherwise, and refusing to take appropriate precautions against the virus, is outright ableism.

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Thomas & Friends’ Introduce New Autistic Character

FeliciaRoberts — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:00:26 +0000

Nearly four decades after the popular children's show was released in October 1984, Thomas & Friends is now including some diversity and representation in their team of tank engines.

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Chronic Illness And The New Normal

Billi Allen-Mandeville — Sat, 21 May 2022 21:59:11 +0000

In the UK, one-third of disabled people have an energy limiting condition (ELC), long-term, or chronic illness. This number is set to increase with the growing number of people being diagnosed with long COVID. With these rising numbers, and now that the world is returning to normal, there is a greater need for things to change for the chronically ill.

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