In October 2019, I’ll be hosting the first podcasting workshop for the Dwarf community. You may be wondering why I chose this particular medium? So I thought I would write a quick post about how I became interested in podcasting. Podcasting Is the Perfect Medium To share Voices Podcasting has been having its moment for …
This time last year I put a call out on social media asking people from the Dwarf community to participate in the You’re Just Little exhibition. It’s very rare, if it happens at all, that we get to see our perspective of the world and society reflected back at us. Certainly very rarely where we …
You know when you have those moments when you talk yourself in and out of applying for something that you know will make a difference in your life? Well, this was one of those moments when the Sunderland Culture Creative Development Bursary fellowship was announced and I decided to apply after much encouragement and support …
I’d been very much looking forward to this weekend and did some a major baking on the Friday to make cakes and treats for the sessions to share for the get-together that night, and for the Saturday. It was another fantastic weekend. You may have read about how I was feeling weary after the previous …
This year’s annual Little People UK weekend took place at the Nottingham Belfry Hotel from Friday 23rd to 25th August. It was a jam-packed weekend from the moment we stepped into the hotel to when we made our exit on Sunday. Friday evening saw the Quizingo – a mix of bingo and a quiz, followed …
Are you fed up of how our bodies are portrayed in arts, culture and media? Would you like the opportunity to tell your story, and learn about podcasting, in a safe space, in a workshop specifically for the Dwarf community? To coincide with Dwarfism Awareness month 2019, Steph is running a workshop to enable Dwarf …
As we British love to say, time is flying and I couldn’t believe how quickly my next trip had come around. I was excited to be meeting up with the UNION19 cohort for our third get-together as part of the Northern School of Creativity and Activism. This time the weekend was based in Manchester, with …
The You’re Just Little photographic exhibition reveals the challenges, obstacles and societal assumptions that Dwarf people face on a daily basis. Episode Three talks about identity and the difficulties and obstacles, that dwarf people face in order to be recognised and respected as adults. Sharing my own experiences of being infantilised. JOIN IN THE CONVERSATION …
The You’re Just Little photographic exhibition reveals the challenges, obstacles and societal assumptions that Dwarf people face on a daily basis. Episode Two talks about independence and the difficulties and obstacles, financially, as well as physical, that dwarf people face in order to move around society safely. JOIN IN THE CONVERSATION To talk about the …
The You’re Just Little photographic exhibition reveals the challenges, obstacles and societal assumptions that Dwarf people face on a daily basis. Episode one talks about accessibility and the daily difficulties dwarf people face moving around the environment, including public spaces. Join in the conversation To talk about the exhibition and the content of this …
