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Shocking footage shows a disabled woman being heckled by her neighbours as she is accused of being a benefits cheat in a BBC2 documentary which detailed the harrowing disability hate crimes in Britain. Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime from Richard Butchins, which aired tonight, featured testimonies from a group of disabled people, sharing … Read more
A money-obsessed husband stabbed his estranged wife to death after she refused to sign up to his plans to divide their £1million fortune, a court heard today. Ray Hoadley, 62, is accused of murdering 58-year-old Jackie Hoadley at their family home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, last summer. Ms Hoadley was discovered with seven stab wounds … Read more
Royal Star Baker! Sophie Wessex makes flapjacks and Christmas decorations on visit to a disability support centre Sophie Wessex, 55, headed to the Disability Initiative (DI) in Camberley today The mother-of-two was there to mark the World Day of People with Disabilities She baked flapjacks and created Christmas decorations during her visit By Claire Toureille … Read more
Backlash against The Witches: Disabled people including Paralympians criticize remake of Roald Dahl classic over its use of split hands On October 22, HBO Max released The Witches – the second adaptation of Dahl’s famous novel after the hit 1990 film Stars Anne Hathaway as the evil Grand High Witch who is revealed to have … Read more
The upcoming film remake of Roald Dahl’s The Witches has been accused of being ‘shockingly out of touch with what’s going on in the world’ by a disability charity for depicting villains with limb abnormalities. Concerned people flocked to social media to accuse the Warner Bros’ movie of stigmatising those with missing limbs by showing villains … Read more
Face mask exemption cards sold by a charity for 55p appear on eBay with sellers charging up to £14.99 eBay sellers are flogging hidden disability lanyards for as little as 99p online First launched in supermarkets in 2016 to signal wearer has a hidden disability Launched ‘face mask exempt’ card for those who have excuse … Read more
Married At First Sight’s Elizabeth Sobinoff reveals she was on disability pension before finding fame – and says she’s been underweight most her life By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:03 BST, 3 September 2020 | Updated: 07:03 BST, 3 September 2020 Married At First Sight star Elizabeth Sobinoff has candidly spoken about … Read more
Netflix’s new documentary Rising Phoenix explores the history of the Paralympic Games, and the stories of eight incredible Paralympians from across the globe. Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt, 31, is one of them. Born without legs, and refusing to use a wheelchair until he was twelve, the now two-time gold medalist credits the Paralympics for pulling him … Read more
The husband of a well-known disabled rights campaigner arrested over her murder had been living apart from her in a van before she was killed. Ray Hoadley, 62, was today being quizzed over the death of Jackie Hoadley, 57, after he was detained by police at a residential school for disabled children. Chailey Heritage Foundation said … Read more
Husband is arrested for murder after his disability campaigner wife, 57, was found bludgeoned to death at the family home in Sussex Jackie Hoadley was found dead in £150,000 home in Eastbourne on Sunday Husband Ray, 62, was arrested in Challey 25 miles away on suspicion of murder Mr Hoadley was detained by police after … Read more