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Profile: Sophie De OIiveira Barata
By: A.C. Did anyone see the The One Show on 8 April 2016 on the subject on jewel–encrusted, techno-robot, and realistic looking prosthetics? This item featured the work of Sophie De OIiveira Barata a prosthetic limb designer. Sophie writes that: “Polyanna Hope … Continue reading
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Melanie Reid and Identity
By: A.C. I read this BBC article yesterday, which is a short profile of the Times Columnist Melanie Reid. A trained Journalist for 30 years, she started writing about her spinal injury in The Times under the heading Spinal Column. … Continue reading
Profile: Martyn Ashton
By: A.C. Martyn Ashton was a Former British and World Champion, Mountain and Trials Bike rider, Team manager and stunt cyclist. He hails from Margam, near Port Talbot in Wales, and although this fearless bike rider compressed a vertebra in … Continue reading
Profile: The Last Leg
By: A.C. Last year during the Paralympics, Channel 4 started a live daily post-Olympics show called The Last Leg. Hosted by prosthetic leg wearing Australian Adam Hills, assisted by Alex Brooker, who also has a disability of his own, and … Continue reading →