A few years ago, a headline run by The Independent completely took me aback. It made my heart stop and I felt confused. The paper ran with “M&S to feature disabled boy Seb White in their TV Ad” Disabled?? DISABLED boy?? Whaaat? The headline made […]
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AND THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY….
The passing of British pop icon David Bowie has shocked and impacted just about every adult I know. His death was seemingly out of nowhere, even though those closest to him obviously knew it was coming, and it just felt like David Bowie was someone […]

MY FERAL HEART – “A FILM ABOUT ABILITY, NOT DISABILITY”, by DUNCAN PAVELING
Whilst I am not an advocate of the line “everything happens for a reason” I certainly believe that everything thrown at us shapes, moulds and influences who we are – and there is no doubt that life guides us down certain paths and chance meetings […]

From the Asylum to the Palladium – The Music Man Project
Seb and I spent a wonderful afternoon yesterday with David Stanley, Founder and Director of the MusicMan Project, and Jenny Hitchcock, the project’s Regional Director. Based in the place I still call “home”, The Music Man Project is run by Southend Mencap and Seb and […]