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Shona Louise

Disability & Theatre Blog | Access Consultancy | Freelance Writer

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Open Heart Surgery: My Experience

16 December 2021 disability

Content Warning: This post will contain details of having and recovering from open heart surgery, including details of chest tubes, catheters and more. There are also photos of cannulas, central lines and post-surgery wounds, there will be a further content warning before each of these photos. Throughout the 10 years I’ve been blogging I’ve used … View Post

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An Open Letter To The Commercial Theatre Industry About Accessibility And Disability Representation

An Open Letter To The Commercial Theatre Industry About Accessibility And Disability Representation

19 October 2021 disability, theatre

An open letter to the commercial theatre industry about accessibility and disability representationTheatre is for everyone – that’s what they tell us anyway. However, for Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent audience members and those working in the industry, quite often that simply isn’t true. Every year disabled people tell themselves that things will get better. But, … View Post

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Meet the visually impaired performers reimagining Shakespeare

11 October 2021 disability, theatre

As a disabled theatre fan and photographer I love nothing more than when an email lands in my inbox telling me about an inclusive performance, or a show featuring disabled actors. Representation is so important, and each time we cast a disabled performer, hire disabled creatives and generally give disabled people a seat at the … View Post

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September Theatre Round Up ’21

7 October 2021 theatre

THEATRE IS BACK!Okay, so theatre has actually been back for a while, but after having heart surgery in June I’ve only been back at the theatre regularly for the past couple of months. There has truly never been a better time to support theatre, whether that’s locally or further afield, if you feel safe of … View Post

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Pacing & Chronic Illness | What I’ve Learnt

10 August 2021 disability

This piece is part of a series of paid commissioned opinion and personal essay pieces by Disabled writers. Disabled people are constantly asked to work for free, to give their opinion for free and to educate people for free, and so I have created this space to not only give Disabled writers the opportunity to … View Post

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Hairspray at The London Coliseum | Review (inc. accessibility review)

29 July 2021 theatre

Well, this is a little odd. The last theatre review I posted was February 2020, just one month before we entered our first lockdown and our theatres shut. It’s taken me a little while to feel ready to return to my passion, but last weekend I finally stepped foot in a West End theatre again. … View Post

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Being The Crazy-Ex Girlfriend: Break-ups, Boundaries & Borderline Personality Disorder

14 May 2021 disability

This piece is part of a series of paid commissioned opinion and personal essay pieces by Disabled writers. Disabled people are constantly asked to work for free, to give their opinion for free and to educate people for free, and so I have created this space to not only give Disabled people writers the opportunity … View Post

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5 Books To Read By Disabled Authors #3

30 April 2021 disability

It’s now been over 7 months since I first wrote my ‘5 Books To Read By Disabled Authors’ post in attempt to not only diversify my bookshelf, but yours too. I realised last year that despite being disabled myself, my book collection was severely lacking in representation of disabled people, including Deaf and neurodivergent authors, … View Post

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AD | My Dream Accessible Bathroom

8 April 2021 disability

 AD | I was recently commissioned by Mobility Plus to give my thoughts on accessible bathroom design. They specialise in the installation of bathrooms that combine practicality and style for customers with mobility needs. If I could only renovate one room of my home to make it more accessible, without a doubt it would be the bathroom. … View Post

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Living With Marfan Syndrome | Our Stories

26 February 2021 disability

Over the past 9 years I’ve spoken a lot about my personal experience of having Marfan Syndrome, a rare genetic connective tissue disorder, both on my blog and in the media. Raising awareness of the condition has always been a long term goal of mine, and whilst sharing my journey is definitely doing that, at … View Post

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