Ah, every time I sit down to work over the past few years, my head doesn’t know where to begin. When your head is in a muddle, it can feel beyond frustrating, especially as a creative, to not have the energy or capacity to produce and work. I understand that this is a season of …
This month is Dwarfism Awareness Month. You’ll see members of the community for and against this period. And while it’s great to see others picking up the mantle and carrying the torch for educating non-dwarf people around our specific disability, I’m bypassing it this year. After slowly recovering from a significant period of burnout, I’m …
This blog post was originally written and started in 2025, after noticing a troubling lack of disability access or support consideration at arts and cultural events and activities I attended. Here are my thoughts from early last year. They are still as pertinent today. January 2025 After attending another event where access was poor or …
I wrote this blog post back in June 2025. I’ve been hesitant to publish it – for fear of speaking out and facing professional reprisals. Yet, as the closing date for the venue looms ever nearer, adding my own voice and an alternative view as to why the National Glass Centre must be saved is …
As I came home after a very unsuccessful start to another clinic, I realised I had appointment fatigue. A few days later, still reeling from the outcome, I was wondering why I felt wrung out and overwhelmed. A couple of days after this, I sat down, went through my diary, and wrote down a list …
It’s been over 7 years since I wrote the 13 Must-Follow People with Dwarfism in 2018. I thought it was high time to pull another list together so you can see the fantastic work being achieved by the community. It has been wonderful to see so many more people with Dwarfism being platformed and more …
October is Dwarfism Awareness Month. Around the world, we celebrate over 400 Dwarfism conditions and collectively raise awareness of what it’s like to live as a very small person in a tall world. I’m excited to announce that I am partnering with Arcaeda, a North East disability arts organisation, to bring together people from the …
Watching over 5 hours of debate on BBC Parliament regarding the welfare reform bill today wasn’t part of the plan, but I’m glad I did. The debate between both sides of the House (of Parliament chamber) was passionate. It showed the extent of the fury about the proposals, especially the introduction of the 4-point system …
I met with my local MP this week to talk about the proposed cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) by the Government. I shared my own personal experiences of transitioning over from DLA to PIP and how the current system is unfair for people with Dwarfism. My MP said that he can write a letter …
DEAR LIZ KENDALL, MP AND THE U.K. LABOUR PARTY The Department of Work and Pensions recently announced reform to the Welfare system with the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, or more specifically, the Universal Credit and PIP Reform Bill. We are a number of people from the …
