Winner of this year’s Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Dina follows its title character as she prepares to get married to her fiancé Scott, who works as a greeter at Walmart. They are both on the autism spectrum and each struggle with it in different ways. For the most ...
By Sam Inglis With South Korean revenge actioner/Nikita knockoff The Villainess (with the excellent Kim Ok-vin showing her action credentials) recently released on Digital HD, I thought I’d use this week’s Five… to spin off and take a look at a handful of the many, many great action heroines that ...
An autistic woman was escorted from an easyJet plane by police after she was asked to move to a quieter seat. Manuela Atzori faced a gruelling 24-hour wait to get from London Stansted to Glasgow after she was told to leave her flight by the crew. The 39-year-old businesswoman, from ...
A furious mum has blasted Instagram for removing a photograph of her 12-year-old son who has a facial deformity - after another user complained about the image. Brave Harry Beswick was born with Goldenhar syndrome, which means he has no left eye, eye socket, nostril and left ear. Mum Charlie, ...
When cellist Anna Frazer played her first concerto with a full orchestra, it was an emotional moment for both her and her family. Anna is principal cello at London's Adoramus Orchestra but 16 years ago she made the difficult decision to give up her career as a full- time professional ...
An autistic boy who never gets invited to parties got 100s of birthday cards from all over the world – after a campaign by his mum. Daniel Heard struggles to make friends due to his condition and was thrilled when a mountain of envelopes arrived through the letterbox to help ...
A multi-million pound programme designed to open up a wealth of employment opportunities for young disabled Londoners has been announced today. The City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, City Bridge Trust, pledged its commitment to narrowing the employment gap for young disabled people in the capital with a new £3.3million ...
A 12-year-old girl has been left paralysed from the neck down after suffering an alleged reaction to the HPV vaccine. Tragic Mia Blesky has no feeling in her arms or legs and is unable to lift her head or do anything but blink, talk and sing. Video clips filmed days ...
An autistic 16-year-old girl was left with these horrific facial injuries after being brutally attacked by a female teenage yob in the street. Emily O’Reilly had been walking to a friend’s house on Monday evening (13/2) when she was pulled to the ground by her hair during the unprovoked assault. ...