5th November 2024
Crip Life is the DisabledPreneurs Business of the Week!
Thanks to DisabledPreneurs for making Crip Life their Business of the Week. Click below to read their interview with co-founder and editor Emma Purcell on the challenges, achievements and inspiration behind running a business. #thinkINC
May 2024
HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY CRIP LIFE!
On the 1st May 2024, Crip Life™ celebrated one year of dismantling disabling barriers one article at a time.
Over the past 12 months, we’ve published 100 articles, interviewed some incredible disabled people & collaborated with more than a dozen disability organisations and entrepreneurs.
We’ve managed to grow a good amount of support, which has included 1000 followers on Instagram, just under 300 subscribers to our free newsletter & have had several businesses come on board with our advertising services.
But of course, we want to grow more and one day become the most popular, trusting, engaging & newsworthy disability online magazine in the world.
Stay tuned for part one of our Reclaiming The Word series - Disability Organisations Using Crip With Pride
Thank you for your support!#thinkINC
May 2024
CRIP LIFE MAKES THE SHAW TRUST 2024 SHORTLIST!
We are delighted to announce Crip Life™ has been shortlisted in the @shaw_trust Disability Power 100 list 2024. It's incredible that we have been recognised as one of 350 high quality, qualified nominees selected from the 786 nominations and 609 long list. 👩🏻💻👩🏻🦼👩🏻💼
Thank you everyone for your support and keep your fingers crossed we are selected as a finalist! 🤞💯 #DisabiityPower100 #thankyou #thinkINC
1st April 2024
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1st January 2024
Crip Life wishes you a very Happy New Year!
Crip Life™ wishes you a very happy 2024!
This month we will be donating to TWO worthy causes. More details to follow.
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3rd September 2023
CELEBRATING FOUR MONTHS OF CRIP LIFE!
Crip Life™ is now an amazing four months old and there's so much to celebrate. Our social media presence and visits to our website are growing day-by-day. More organisations have chosen to advertise with us and to them we say a big thank you!
Click the link to read or start your advertising journey today! #thinkINC
1st August 2023
CRIP LIFE IS NOW THREE MONTHS OLD!
Crip Life™ is now three months old. It’s been a whirlwind of success! Our online magazine, which is FREE to read anywhere in the world, has varied and informative content that will appeal to a wide range of readers in our community.
Click the link to read or start your advertising journey today! #thinkINC
Update
CRIP LIFE IS NOW TWO MONTH OLD!
As of the 1st July, Crip Life™ is now one month old!
It's been such a busy few months. There is now lots of varied content on the website; thanks to our awesome Editor, Emma.
While Emma has been creating content, I've been engaging with potential clients and some have already placed advertising with us.
WELCOME TO CRIP LIFE!
About us
Welcome to Crip Life™ - the UK's freshest online magazine that is dismantling disabling barriers one article at a time!
Our mission is to raise awareness and educate what life is really like for people living with a disability and/or health condition. Crip Life™ also provides advice and support to disabled people and their families and creates a disability community where people can share their thoughts, experiences and achievements.
Dismantling Disabling Barriers
In essence, we want to banish the physical and social barriers that stop people with disabilities living the life they want to lead.
This will be delivered by creating interesting, informative and exclusive disability-related content that will be exciting, newsworthy and engaging. We are not afraid to push the boundaries and publish content that may be controversial or difficult to read.
Launch Day 1st May 2023
Our website launch day will be Monday 1st May 2023 but for you lucky people who Like & Follow this page, you'll get exclusive information on what we're about, meet our team and get the answer to the all-important question - "Why (on earth) call it Crip Life™?"
Like, Follow and invite your friends! #CripLife
Introducing Emma
Emma Purcell is our co-founder, editor and writer. Her role is to commission, edit and write content for our site.
She previously worked as editor and writer for online magazine Disability Horizons from 2012 to 2023. She published and edited more than 300 articles, focusing on a range of disability-related topics including lifestyle, entertainment, employment, education, technology, sport and wellbeing.
During her time at Disability Horizons, Emma has also been lucky enough to interview many disabled celebrities from the world of TV, film, music, sport and activism. These have included Ade Adepitan, Alex Brooker, Ruth Madeley, Sophie Morgan, Shaun Ryder, Lauren Steadman, Libby Clegg and many more.
Emma also runs her own blog, Rock For Disability, where she shares her experiences of living with disabilities and her love of rock music. She is also an Ambassador for disability social enterprise AccessAble.
Emma graduated with a BA (Hons) in journalism in 2016 from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, Surrey.
Emma has cerebral palsy and is registered blind. However, this has never stopped her from being independent and living her life to the full. She has a passion for music and loves attending gigs and festivals. She also enjoys acting and performs at theatre groups.
She is also campaigning for more audio description on TV shows, films and streaming services. Please sign and share her petition.
You can view all of Emma’s work at Journo Portfolio and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
Introducing Joanna
Joanna Baker-Rogers is our co-founder, writer and sales manager. Joanna’s primary role is creating marketing strategy and securing advertising. She also writes content for Crip Life™.
Joanna changed careers in 2019, after working as an Environmental Scientist, to pursue her passion for championing inclusion with a focus on disability.
She has set up a company, Busy Life™, that’s dedicated to doing just that, with a focus on parasport. The multi-award-winning Busy Life has support from elite Parasport athletes including Hannah Cockroft MBE and Kym Crosby and has collaborated with Boccia England and Parasports World.
Most recently, from 2021 to 2023, Joanna worked as the Partnership and Advertising Manager for Disability Horizons. She secured business from a variety of clients including Starling Bank, Transport for London, the Federation of Small Businesses, and the Southbank Centre.
Joanna has a master’s degree and a doctorate in autism. She also has a few labels of her own, including a speech impediment. Joanna is an advocate of overcoming social barriers for people with disabilities and particularly for anyone who doesn’t speak as fluently as most people do.
Her mantra is:
It doesn’t matter if you stammer!”
Joanna lives in South Yorkshire with her son, daughter, miniature Dachshund Barnaby, French Bulldog Stella and cat Izzy.
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Welcome to Busy Life!
Thanks for visiting the Busy Life™ website. You are very welcome. Please, shop our inclusive products and services that champion disability, visit our Smile! and Feel Better! pages, and catch up with Busy Life™ news. It's great to see you here! A donation to a different worthy cause every month from every purchase you make. #thinkINC