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Rachel Charlton-Dailey

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Covers:  Disability, disability rights, health, chronic illness, politics, feminism
Doesn't Cover: sport
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Rachel Charlton-Dailey is a freelance writer and disability activist. They are the founding editor of The Unwritten, a publication for disabled people to share their authentic experiences. She is also a disability rights columnist at The Daily Mirror after guest editing their groundbreaking Disabled Britain series. Rachel lives on the north-east english coast with her husband and their sausage dog, Rusty.

Rachel Charlton-Dailey’s Journalist Portfolio

I'm blind but hotel kicked us out as I "didn't look disabled"

I'm blind but hotel kicked us out as I "didn't look disabled"

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Disabled Britain: Doing it for Ourselves

Disabled Britain: Doing it for Ourselves

In July 2022 I guest-edited a week-long series highlighting disabled people’s stories for The Daily Mirror.

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Benefits and disability: 'I'll never cohabit again, to protect myself'

Benefits and disability: 'I'll never cohabit again, to protect myself'

Benefits exist to support people in times of need. But for some disabled people, household means-testing has …

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Managing Migraines

Managing Migraines

Healthcare Innovations supplements

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'I want to be the representation I didn't have when I was younger'

'I want to be the representation I didn't have when I was younger'

When jewellery business owner and Disabled model Caprice-Kwai Ambersley, 21, was diagnosed with osteoarthriti…

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Cover story with Caprice- Kwai: 'I want to be the representation I didn't have when I was younger'

Cover story with Caprice- Kwai: 'I want to be the representation I didn't have when I was younger'

When jewellery business owner and Disabled model Caprice-Kwai Ambersley, 21, was diagnosed with osteoarthriti…

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Starmer was even more dangerous for disabled people than the Tories

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By Rachel Charlton-Dailey Verified
| The Canary Verified
Well, that’s it, Starmer has finally shuffled off. From behind his sad beige podium, the sad beige prime minister announced he would be resigning. Speaking outside Downing Street, Starmer boasted about ending austerity and working to improve Britain for all. However, for disabled people, Starmer’s short reign was even more dangerous than the Tories. When Labour got in, it was a small glimmer of hope; surely they couldn’t be as cruel as the Tories? But Starmer heard that and went ‘hold my beer’.
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Canary Catch Up: The Take That Circus comes to town

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By Rachel Charlton-Dailey Verified
| The Canary Verified
Hello and welcome to Canary Catch Up. Each week, our resident telly addict Rachel Charlton-Dailey will bring us bang up to date with the shows she’s been obsessed with, what she’s hate-watching, and what she can’t wait to get stuck into. It’s officially summer! As someone with multiple health conditions triggered by the weather, the move to summer is another that knackers me out. But it was lovely to get down to my local beach to watch the sun rise on the summer solstice.
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Pat McFadden admits Timms Review could cause DWP PIP cuts

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By Rachel Charlton-Dailey Verified
| The Canary Verified
Pat McFadden has finally admitted that the Timms review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could trigger benefit cuts. The head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Pat McFadden, told the Work and Pensions Committee that there was “nothing to stop” the review from recommending reforms that would cut welfare spending on PIP.
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Awards

British Journalism Awards Georgina Henry Award by Women in Journalism

2021
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