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Ability

Issue 63 - September 2016

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In this issue...

Where ability and disability meet: Challenging perceptions – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Giving Tilly a Hand: Tilly Lockey, double amputee, tests a pioneering bionic hand to help other children overcome disabilities

I was told my dream of becoming an artist was impossible, but I proved them wrong – Claire Lawrence, Regional Campaigns Officer for RNIB

Dan White, Creator of Department of Ability, on developing an inclusive comic book for his daughter that has taken the world by storm

Using early education as the solution to many of the world’s most challenging issues – Sherrie Westin, Executive Vice President of Global Impact and Philanthropy at Sesame Workshop

So much more than ‘the lady in the wheelchair’: Regaining my independence by sharing my lived experience of disability – Judith Margolis, Director of the Cambridgeshire Alliance for Independent Living

Overcoming Paralympic injury disappointment and encouraging everyone to play their part in building a more inclusive world – Claire Harvey, Paralympian and Senior Consultant for Inclusive Leadership at KPMG

Yes I can: Celebrating ability beyond disability – Alice Tonge, Creative Director at 4creative

Global socio-centric innovation in healthcare: How engineers are creating hives of innovation and shared thinking to assist disabled people – Dr. Helen Meese, Head of Healthcare at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Why it’s time to End the Awkward when it comes to attitudes to disabled people – Richard Lane, Group Head of Campaigns, Digital and Marketing at Scope

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