RTS 2024 Award Winning Presenter, Content Creator & Author. Blind @Barbie ambassador #BlindNotBroken [email protected]
London, England
Joined September 2010
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Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
Ella Jones vs the Sun Stealer is the first children's book by the presenter & campaigner @lucyedwards, who shares her life online as a blind woman 📚
It follows 12-year-old Ella who's lack of sight gives her the upper hand when the world goes dark.
She joins @krupapadhybbc ⬇️
I’m so excited guys! Thank you so much for having me XX
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Thanks for having me guys
"This is what true blindness means."
Author and RNIB ambassador @LucyEdwards talks to Sky's @WilfredFrost about the inspiration for the main character in her new novel Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer.
Latest: trib.al/HYEd2Mw
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233
I’m blind, watch this new feature on my phone, describing the photo of me and @tim_cook… Mind blown 🤯 It’s becoming easier and easier to do things and I don’t think I’ve ever had a photo described so quickly #Tech #Technology #AppleIntelligence @Apple
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
'I am often crouching down on the floor, feeling in front of me.'
An exclusive survey has found that a quarter of blind and partially sighted people have collided with dockless bikes and e-scooters left on the pavement.
@lucyedwards explains the challenges she faces every day.
This is everything! You guys are amazing
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Description: Lucy wears a pink lava lamp style dress. She holds her blind Barbie who wears a lilac t-shirt, purple tulle skirt, heels & sunglasses on her head. She holds a white cane with a red stripe on the end. Her eyes also look in slightly different directions just like Lucy
🚨BIG Announcement! I’m so excited to announce my first ever children’s book Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer is available to pre-order right now! Will Ella, her guide dog Miss Maisy, her sister Poppy and best friend Finn save the world from having no light forever? @scholasticuk
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
It's 2024
A supermarket has told me they won’t assist me to do my shopping.
The Hilton has told a guide dog owner they don’t accept guide dogs.
Disabled kids excluded from school photos.
Believe me when I tell you that the fight for disability rights and equality is not over.
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
When disability activist, influencer and journalist @lucyedwards visited @NBAcademy!
She shared her career story with SEND students from different year groups reminding them that they're not broken, they're thriving. ✨
#edutwitter #inspiration #careerseducation
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
Lucy @lucyedwards went to Queens Drive Dental Practice to get her perfect smile for her wedding day 🤍 #dentistry #glasgow #painfreedentistry
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
#TheBigHelpOut returns 7-9 June 2024!🥳
Pledge to #LendAHand in June & create a positive impact in your local area through #volunteering💚🤚
👉 bit.ly/bho-x-utm
@GabyRoslin @EllieSimmonds1 @DeborahMeaden @dev_101 @P_Wicks01 @AnnekaRice @DwayneFields @lucyedwards @DrRanj
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
A staggering 81% of people who have visual impairment think brands should be legally forced to make their products accessible by law.
On #WorldBrailleDay Roland DG and @LucyEdwards are calling on brands to include vital information onto packaging using Braille and QR codes.
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
Nondisabled man at bus stop: “Can I get on first or do I have to wait for the wheelchair?”
Driver: “The wheelchair gets on first.”
A wheelchair user is not a “wheelchair.”
Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
"Don't ever think that you can't dream big." Inspiring words from @lucyedwards in bit.ly/HiddenDiscrimination
All children have the #humanright to be included in their local school. Barriers to #equality presented as reasonable positions amount to disability discrimination
#inclusion
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Lucy Edwards👩🏻🦯 retweeted
We’re excited to be hosting the 2023 Open DisAbility Summit tomorrow evening! 💡
Get ready to hear from our amazing panel of three powerful female personalities, who have made huge strides in disability inclusion, including @lucyedwards, @ToriaUnhidden and @claire80lomas.