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Sweating, shaking and a week-long migraine – what I went through to quit Diet Coke | Cathy Reay
Going cold turkey was the only way to stop obsessing over a carbonated drink. But I’ll never forget the thrill of that first sip, says freelance journalist Cathy Reay
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09, Oct, 2023 @7:00 AM
Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood review – a charming attempt to create a Down’s syndrome superhero movie
The Line of Duty star is no stranger to breaking barriers, but will he be able to break the US? Jessop and his film-maker brother pitch a movie to a hotshot producer to find out
Cathy Reay
21, Aug, 2023 @9:00 PM
‘I don’t like people feeling sorry for us’: inside the world of TV’s disabled dating shows
Disability-specific romance series are on the rise, including new Netflix series Down for Love. But are they more harmful than helpful? Insiders talk backlashes, ableism and why ‘we all deserve that special someone’
Cathy Reay
11, Aug, 2023 @12:00 PM
differently various review – artists with brain injuries balance anger with joy
This moving project includes painters who need assistance and an artist who communicates through blinking. It asks the question: who gets to be an artist?
Cathy Reay
31, Jul, 2023 @12:50 PM
Rosie Jones: Am I a R*tard? review – a truly shocking tale of the online abuse faced by disabled people
The comedian reveals the levels of ableist hate speech she has to put up with – and how fixing it is the responsibility of all of us
Cathy Reay
20, Jul, 2023 @10:05 PM
‘There’s no part we can’t do. That’s so empowering’: the CBBC drama revolutionising onscreen autism
Groundbreaking kids’ series A Kind of Spark is staffed by neurodivergent talent and treats its lead character like almost no other on TV. It’s cool, fun and powerful
Cathy Reay
11, Apr, 2023 @3:12 PM
Woody Harrelson’s new film means well – but disabled people are more than mascots | Cathy Reay
Feelgood comedy Champions wins points for casting learning disabled actors – but Hollywood should be aiming higher than the way it treats their characters
Cathy Reay
10, Mar, 2023 @10:08 AM
A message to the NHS: disabled people like having sex, too | Cathy Reay
A sexual health checkup became an ordeal – and underlined the accessibility issues people such as me face, says Cathy Reay, a writer on disability and relationships
Cathy Reay
23, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
‘Hardly seen as human at all’: will fantasy ever beat its dwarfism problem?
From the idea that people with dwarfism are fictional creatures to deeply weird on-screen portrayals, our depiction has long been insulting. Might Willow and The Witcher change all that?
Cathy Reay
13, Dec, 2022 @2:42 PM
Ellie Simmonds on Strictly smashes prejudices about what a dancer can be | Cathy Reay
The show’s adaptations of dances for different types of bodies is powerful for those of us who never see ourselves represented, says author Cathy Reay
Cathy Reay
27, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM
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