A disabled British man has been chosen for astronaut training by Europe’s space agency, a world first. John McFall, 41, joined 16 men and women selected for the European Space Agency’s (Esa) first new class of astronauts in 13 years.…
SoA launches new fiction prize to encourage positive representation of disability
The Society of Authors (SoA) is launching a new fiction prize to encourage positive representation of disability in literature. The Authors with Disabilities & Chronic Illnesses (ADCI) Literary Prize will become an annual award. It is open to writers with…
Oya talk true: will you kill or keep a disabled child – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
Growing up, I never ever thought about what life could be like for people that are disabled in anyway. I don’t blame myself. You see life through your own prism especially when you are young. I went to a school…