News Roundup - May (2)

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We’re back with the top marketing and disability news of the last two weeks!?

?? ????????????????: The Cost of Living won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and will be heading to Broadway this Autumn! The show highlights the experiences of two disabled characters, inviting the audience to examine diverse perceptions of privilege and human connections.

??????????????: The iconic lineup of Barbie dolls is expanding to become more diverse. They will be releasing a doll with a hearing aid and one with a prosthetic leg!

????????????????????: Last week was Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and the social media app released a blog post breaking down all the accessibility features that they have incorporated and/or improved recently as well as showing you how to create an accessible IG feed.

?? ????????????????: Google is honouring queer disability activist Stacey Park Milbern’s legacy with a beautiful doodle featuring an iconic illustration of the activist. The Korean-American artist helped create the disability justice movement and advocated for the fair treatment of marginalised people in the US.?

?? ??????????????????????: In London, the new Elizabeth line, formed by 41 stations, is completely accessible. All the stations are step free from street to platform, and with level access from platform to trains.?

?? ??????????: Sinead Burke, the disability activist, visited Gucci’s Circolo Store in Shoreditch and read her book ‘Break the Mould’ to 11-12 year-old pupils. The session was also supported by a BSL interpreter, and the kids were able to learn some sign language as well as asking questions about what made them different.?

???? ????????????????: Professional dancer Joanne, has revealed that she was battling osteoarthritis when she won Strictly Come Dancing with Ore. The dancer was worried about people’s reactions and not being taken seriously.

?? ???????????????? ??????????????????: Tena has released a campaign called #LastLonelyMenopause, which aims to flip the script on coming of age. The campaign shows a mother and daughter, where the daughter is going through puberty and the mother is going through menopause. It highlights all of the changes that women go through and changes the stereotypes associated with menopause.