In the spring of 2019, Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota was busy putting the finishing touches on a bill that sought to expand mental health care access for kids in schools.But in May 2019, on the floor of the US Senate, Smith, delivered a speech about mental health and admitted, “The other reason I want to focus on mental health care while I’m here is that I’m one of them.”https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/politics/mental-health-members-of-congress/index.html
Never before has there been a cool, edgy kids TV series that can attest to hiring neurodivergent actors, performing a script adapted from a book written by a neurodivergent author (also one of the show’s screenwriters) and employing neurodivergent consultants, crew and actors. That is, until now.https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/apr/11/a-kind-of-spark-autistic-led-cbbc-show
A national inclusive sports event and festival of inclusivity is to take place for the first time in the historic royal Windsor Great Park.Living with Disability is proud to be a media partner for Parallel’s new flagship summer event, which will take place on Sunday July 2.You can book now to join in and run, walk, wander, push or pull along Windsor Great Park’s stunning Long Mile in a truly inclusive event – with courses from 100m to 10k.https://www.livingwithdisability.org/post/start-together-finish-whenever
An athlete with limited mobility hopes to make history after completing a marathon in Barcelona.Alex Roca Campillo, who completed the marathon in just under six hours, describes himself as having a 76% physical disability - and is thought to be the first person of his level of disability to complete such as feat.The 32-year-old, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six-months-old, has reduced mobility and communicates through sign language.https://www.itv.com/news/2023-03-22/disabled-athlete-breaks-barriers-with-record-breaking-marathon
The premier production of a brand-new professional, all-wheelchair-user dance company, is to tour three venues across the Midlands. Propel Dance will tour its reimagined version of the fairy tale The Snow Queen in April.Led by an all-female leadership team, the company was instigated and founded by Helen Mason, a Birmingham-based Dance Artist with a track record of making dance for and with disabled people for over twenty years.https://www.livingwithdisability.org/post/uk-s-first-all-wheelchair-professional-dance-company-announces-tour
