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The image shows Fats Timbo sitting at a wooden table, wearing a bright orange long-sleeve top with flared cuffs. She has long dark hair and is looking directly at the camera with her hands gently clasped in front of her. The background appears to be an indoor market or shopping area with colourful lights and signs.

21 August 2025

Main Character Energy

She’s got the jokes, the timing, and zero patience for ableist nonsense. Fats Timbo opens up to Kate Stevenson about how she’s living life fearlessly…

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28 July 2025

Q+A with the EIF Access Panel

Adrienne Sinclair Chalmers shares how the Edinburgh International Festival is working to make its events more inclusive and accessible for everyone Q: How did you…

Lucy Shuker, a tennis icon, is pictured playing on a clay court. She clenches one of her fists and in the other hand holds a tennis racket. Her expression is determined, but focused.

7 July 2025

Courting Success

At the top of her game for more than two decades, Lucy Shuker is a sporting icon and influential role model. Editor Melissa Holmes caught…

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24 June 2025

Let’s Talk About Sex

The sex talk you got at school? It probably skimmed over disabled people – or left them out entirely Talking about sex and intimacy makes…

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23 June 2025

The Hunt for a Home

Imagine planning your entire day around whether you can get through a doorway. For millions of disabled people in the UK, that’s everyday life  Only…

Frances Ryan, seated in a wheelchair, poses against a plain grey background. She has long, straight auburn hair and is wearing a black top with cut-out shoulders. She looks confidently at the camera.

19 June 2025

A Crucial Voice

Award-winning journalist and author Frances Ryan recently released her latest book: Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girl’s Guide to Life. Editor Melissa Holmes caught up…

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16 June 2025

Reconnecting with my Disabled Body

Samantha Renke reflects on the start of a new journey towards a healthier relationship with her body I never thought in a million years I’d…

A picture of Mesha sitting on a stone step in front of a dark wooden door. He is wearing a dark patterned coat, black pants, and black boots.

13 June 2025

Masculinity: The Silent Killer

When it comes to invisible illnesses, bowel disease sits high on the list of misunderstood conditions. For men, the stigma can be especially heavy. Mesha…

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12 June 2025

You’re Not Alone

With Loneliness Awareness Week taking place from 9 to 15 June, we find out what support is available to help relieve feelings of isolation for…

Ellie Simmonds sits on a blue sofa, smiling while holding a newborn baby. She is sat between two other adults -- a woman in a red sweater and a man in a green jumper -- who are lovingly admiring the baby. A vintage world map hangs on the green wall behind them.

9 May 2025

Being Mum?

Paralympian and broadcaster Ellie Simmonds meets Editor Melissa Holmes to discuss her latest documentary, which asks: Should I Have Children? When Ellie Simmonds was two…

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