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Prioritising Health: A Health Screening Experience at Randox Health

Today we are talking to Rob Sears from the Youtube channel Blind Focus: his story of living with Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Rob Sears
Rob Sears

November 26, 2024

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Win a Rotary Watch Worth £229

Rotary watches are offering one lucky Purpl Member a watch worth £229

Purpl
Purpl

November 25, 2024

A woman with short blonde spiky hair sits with a content gentle smile on her face, she is wearing a blue floral long dress that covers her legs and flows onto the floor and she has her hands in her lap, there are tattoos on her arms

Reiki, Meditation, Disability and Me

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement

Keziah Gibbons
Keziah Gibbons

November 22, 2024

A woman in her 30s is wearing an orange jumper and uses a mobility cane, she is standing in front of a painted mural on a wall of colourful wings with the word woodside and a heart, she has blonde hair in a bob and is wearing glasses and smiling

My Journey with Chronic Kidney Disease: From Survival to Advocacy and Connection

The podcast Chronically Christie about Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronically Christy
Chronically Christy

November 18, 2024

World Diabetes Day – A Lifetime of Both Blessings and Curses

World Diabetes Day – talking to Rebecca from M.E, Myself and Fatigue

ME Myself and Fatigue
ME Myself and Fatigue

November 14, 2024

A white man is sat in a wheelchair, he wears white t-shirt and blue jeans and has a short beard, he has his head in his hand and looks stressed, behind him is a living room with a white sofa

International Stress Week – Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing within the Disabled Community

International Stress Awareness Week (ISAW) is an annual event that aims to raise awareness of stress and its effects on health and wellbeing. Today is International Stress Awareness Day and the 2024 theme is “Campaigning to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing”  International Stress Awareness Week also encourages open conversations about stress and mental well-being to […]

Purpl
Purpl

November 4, 2024

Florence Halliwell is a UK based land artist with Down's syndrome, she has dark blonde long hair with a fringe and wears glasses, she has a sage green long sleeved top on and is smiling and hugging a small terrier dog who has a blue colour on

Art Without Barriers – Living With a Disability

This month is Down’s Syndrome Awareness Month and we are looking at the work of artist Florence Halliwell, a remarkable land artist whose work is breaking boundaries not only in the world of art but also in how we view ability, creativity, and inclusion. Born with Down’s Syndrome, Florence has channelled her unique perspective into […]

Purpl
Purpl

October 14, 2024

Leah, a woman in her 30s wearing a green shirt dress, and Finn, a man in his twenties in a blue polo shirt, sitting together at a desk. In the background is a large bookcase holding numerous books, dictionaries, pot plants, and an award.

E-learning That Works for Everyone

On World Sight Day (10th October 2024) is a global event designed to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment. It was originally initiated by the SightFirstCampaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000. There are around 1.1 billion people worldwide living with an untreated or preventable visual impairment. When someone loses their sight, it affects […]

Leah Holroyd
Leah Holroyd

October 10, 2024

A woman paints a colourful abstract piece on a table with various art supplies. Sunlight streams through a window, illuminating her workspace.

Turning Life Upside Down: The Unexpected Journey of Carolyn Parker

The impact of lockdown affected life and work for many people, Carolyn Parker tells us how lockdown changed her life. The last three years have turned my world upside down… in a good way. Before lockdown, my work involved care visits to private clients in South Leicestershire. I’ve always been a people person, starting as […]

Carolyn Parker
Carolyn Parker

October 5, 2024