Breaking News! I’m excited to announce the launch of a new disability cooperative, called the Purple Collective! The Purple Collective is a groundbreaking community platform designed to empower activists in the disability space. The mission? To connect passionate individuals with impactful campaigns, helping drive positive change through small, manageable actions that make a big difference…. Continue Reading
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Corona Covid19 and Disability
I hope this update finds you well. The world has certainly been through a lot in the past few weeks. I’ve been self isolating from the Corona virus for around 3 weeks now. I’ve no idea, like everybody else, when this will end. So after getting my head around how to reduce the chances of… Continue Reading
Movie debut – Martyn Vs The State
Tomorrow is my movie debut. For those who do not know there is a rally, march and lobbying of MPs tomorrow in London. It is to protest against the welfare reform bill, which if passed will see a raft of negative changes to disabled people and their lives. Even as I write this I find… Continue Reading
Pigeon Holes, Boxes, the Battle of 2 wills by an ‘Indoor Boy’
How did we get to Monday again, the weeks seem to be flying?! Thanks for all the cool comments, tweets and emails about the ‘growing up with a disability’ blog. Since posting that, I met with an amazing guy called Max Burt last Tuesday to discuss his up and coming projects. Checkout his blog –… Continue Reading