blogs.independent.co.uk| » Shannon Murray http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 At first I didn’t want to be defined by my paralysis – now I’m proud http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/at-first-i-didn%e2%80%99t-want-to-be-defined-by-my-paralysis-and-now-im-proud/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/at-first-i-didn%e2%80%99t-want-to-be-defined-by-my-paralysis-and-now-im-proud/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:05:59 +0000 Shannon Murray http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27872 I’ve got a confession to make; I’ve never been a fan of the Paralympics or disability sport in general. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/at-first-i-didn%e2%80%99t-want-to-be-defined-by-my-paralysis-and-now-im-proud/feed/ 3 Disabled Access: We’re all going on a summer holiday (well, most of us) http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/were-all-going-on-a-summer-holiday-well-most-of-us/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/were-all-going-on-a-summer-holiday-well-most-of-us/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:00:03 +0000 Shannon Murray http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27056 For most people the process of choosing and booking a holiday is fairly straightforward; location, sightseeing, sunbathing and whatever other pursuits you fancy, but throw a disability into the mix there are a number of other considerations and costs.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/were-all-going-on-a-summer-holiday-well-most-of-us/feed/ 5 If you judged the world on advertising, you wouldn’t know disabled people exist http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/26/if-you-judged-the-world-on-advertising-you-wouldnt-know-disabled-people-exist/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/26/if-you-judged-the-world-on-advertising-you-wouldnt-know-disabled-people-exist/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:16:56 +0000 Shannon Murray http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26832 A Spanish designer, Dolores Cortes, has chosen a baby girl with Downs Syndrome, Valentina Guerrero, to appear on the cover of her US catalogue. It’s a bold move guaranteed to generate a little extra publicity and I welcome her decision; personally I find the image refreshing, it makes me smile to see a cute, happy young child regardless of her disability and it’s constructive to stir up the conversation about disability in advertising again.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/26/if-you-judged-the-world-on-advertising-you-wouldnt-know-disabled-people-exist/feed/ 25