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Jane Susan Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE (born 19 April 1959), is a British disability rights campaigner and a life peer in the House of Lords. She was Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights […]

Julia Olegovna Samoilova (Russian: Ю́лия Оле́говна Само́йлова, IPA: [ˈjʉlʲɪjə ɐˈlʲeɡəvnə sɐˈmojləvə]; born 7 April 1989), sometimes credited as Yulia Samoilova or Julia Samoylova, is a Russian singer-songwriter. In early 2017, she was selected to represent Russia in the 2017 edition of the Eurovision Song […]

Kim Tserkezie (born 30 July 1973) is a British actress, director, producer, and television presenter. She is best known for portraying the role of Penny Pocket in the children’s series Balamory and as a presenter […]

Kevin’s story Kevin was 28 when he was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, or FSHD. “I don’t want my identity to be my muscular dystrophy. I don’t want people to […]

Conor’s story Conor actively advocated for people with disabilities. He told college staff that the new walkway from disability services to another campus building had no ramp. Then, he worked […]

Carly’s story Like Paul, Carly also lives with myotonic dystrophy. She also had symptoms for many years before diagnosis, but her symptoms are very different. At age 30, Carly has […]

Paul’s story Myotonic dystrophy is one of the most common types of muscular dystrophy, characterized by progressive muscle weakness. It can affect many parts of the body, including the heart […]

Bryson Foster is a noted teen activist who advocates and fundraises for the development of treatments for muscular dystrophy. Born June 28, 2000, Foster was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy […]

John Timothy Whitney (14 December 1945 – 15 December 1990), known also as Tim Whitney, was an expert on British postmarks who wrote a popular catalogue on the subject that […]