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Here is how to make life better for people with disabilities

This piece was written by Mental Health Matters as part of their partnership with ParaPride on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025.

Charlie Campion

Dec 33 min read

Masking: The invisible cost of being palatable

This piece was written by Leanne Knell for Mental Health Matters and their partnership with ParaPride on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025.

Leanne Knell

Dec 33 min read

Finding my voice: Living, learning, and leading with neurodivergence

This piece was written by Nikki Edwards for Mental Health Matters and their partnership with ParaPride on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025.

Nikki Edwards

Dec 31 min read

Melody Powell on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Melody Powell is a Disabled Pansexual Woman who is passionate about fighting for diversity, inclusion and representation. As an activist she highlights the importance of seeing all aspects of a persons identity such as the intersection between disability, sexuality, neurodivergence and mental health. As part of a collaboration between mental health charity Mental Health Matters and LGBTQ+ disability empowerment charity ParaPride for International Day of Persons with Disabili

Melody Powell

Dec 31 min read

The Words That Defined Me – And How I Redefined Them

This piece was written by Sam Colson for Mental Health Matters as part of their partnership with ParaPride on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025.

Sam Colson

Dec 33 min read

Francesca Romana Ammaturo on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

ParaPride and Mental Health Matters sit down with Francesca Romana Ammaturo to discuss the intersection of Disability and mental health. This is part of our campaign for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, sharing the lived experiences of disabled people who have faced mental health challenges.

Francesca Romana Ammaturo

Dec 32 min read

I Study People: Autism, Pattern Recognition, and Why It Unsettles Workplaces

I study people. Not in a weird way. Well, depending on who you ask. Being autistic in the workplace is hard. Subtext doesn’t always...

Sam Colson

Sep 304 min read

The Houses of Parliament in London viewed from across the river Thames

Labour’s Benefit Cuts: Disability in the Spring Budget

A ParaPride volunteer covers Labour's proposed cuts from the Spring Budget and the impacts on the Disabled community.

ParaPride volunteer

Aug 282 min read

ParaPride at the parade at Pride in London

Celebrating Disability Pride Month

Charlie Cooper Henniker, ParaPride Ambassador and Head of Brand Experiences at ITV, interviews ParaPride Co-Founder, Daniele Lul about Disability Celebration Month.