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 …
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 …
Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) have arranged protests around the country against the planned cuts to disability benefits in the Spring statement by the government. I am very concerned about the cuts that are planned. While I don’t doubt the government’s intention to support people back into work. Removing the financial support that enables so …
Burying Bad news at the end of the week Late on Friday night, the news was finally released on the plan for Personal Independence Payments. £ 5 billion is to be wiped from the Personal Independence Payments fund, and the application for the benefit is proposed to be made even harder. Those of us who …
This post is also available to read on the HelloLittleLady SubStack Account. October is a popular month for awareness raising, but this particular one is close to my heart. Dwarfism Awareness Month in October seeks to raise awareness of the challenges of what life is like when you live with one of the over 200 …
There’s a general election happening here in the U.K. on Thursday 4th, July. Over the past 14 years of Tory rule, the country has been a very challenging place for disabled people, some of which I have documented on this blog. If you don’t follow politics, this post outlines how to vote in the 2024 …
As a disabled person, you have to wonder if BBC Strictly Come Dancing, despite its best efforts, is an inherently ableist show. Strictly has been on our TV screens for two decades and, thankfully, we are increasingly seeing a more diverse set of contestants. Yet having watched the show each season for the past 6 …
Well, what a week for the #Dwarfism community (week 10th January). From Paralympian, Will Perry, raising awareness about the abuse we face as a community, to Dr Erin Pritchard’s successful campaigning to asking Marks and Spencers to rename their Midget Gem sweets to Mini Gems. Public reactions have been telling Personally, I was incredibly angry …
