Mmostynthomas

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Melissa Mostyn-Thomas is a published writer and journalist who has contributed in print and/or online to The Hearing Times, British Deaf News, Disability Arts Online, Vogue, Esquire, The Independent, The Guardian and many others.

Trained to postgraduate MA standard at Central Saint Martins, Melissa initially freelanced as a fashion journalist and editor before beginning a portfolio career in the arts that included art project management/facilitation, exhibition curatorial work, arts and film criticism and BSL gallery talks at Tate, V&A;, The Wallace Collection and Modern Art Oxford.

In 2005-2008 she edited and produced an in-house quarterly, The Lounge, for Salon, a grant-funded visual art organisation which she founded, and executive-produced and presented several arts documentaries including the critically-acclaimed Salon in King's Wood (directed by Samuel Dore), available on DVD.

In mid-2011 Melissa made her debut as a scriptwriter and director with CODA, a TV drama short produced by Neath Films in association with the BSLBT that was broadcast on The Community Channel and Film4. The film is still live on bslbt.co.uk/zoom/films/zoom_2011/coda

In 2009 Melissa branched out into broadcast journalism with The Baby Diaries, a popular six-week video diary strand exploring her personal experiences of pregnancy and motherhood as part of See Hear (BBC).

Melissa has since expanded on the theme with The Mostyn-Thomas Journal, a blog that explores being a deaf parent to a childwith a disability.

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At 11 1/2 months, Isobel Mostyn-Thomas was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and symptomatic epilepsy - and her mother has blogged about her journey ever since.

LATEST ARTICLES ( 114 )

Straightening up

Was the late Michael Jackson’s arm splint inspired by CP kids? Unsubstantiated reports say that he had it designed to remind himself of children’s suffering... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Rehab: Not Just a Celebrity Detox

Explaining the principles of PACE's rehabilitation work - as I tried to do to one of two friends the other day - is incredibly hard. Read more
Posted on 12 July 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
A Shift in the Family Dynamic

That I should find myself expecting again at the grand old age of 40 is something to celebrate. I have spoken before about my and Miles' pragmatism about... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Bucks Open Studios

As part of our fundraising drive for PACE, I hope you won't mind me flagging up Miles, who is exhibiting some of his figurative paintings with The OMF Group... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
A Run-in with the Bus

As Facebook friends will know, I had an incident with a local bus driver last Wednesday. Bizarrely, my most vivid memory I have that day is a close-up of road... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
The Back Issue

People have been asking how my back is. I have never had back problems. But at nearly two years old, Isobel's increasing legginess is making physical carriage... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Moving on

We have been touched by the messages of support received over the past two weeks. All were heartfelt, and some wrote with such eloquence and sensitivity -... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Diagnosis: the Second Stage

We got Isobel’s MRI scan results three weeks ago. Regardless of how apprehensive we were - as I'd mentioned in an earlier post - they hit us like a tornado, so... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
A Little More Conversation

Not long after lunch, while playing in the Triton chair, a look of inward concentration crossed Isobel's face. Unsure what it could be, I had to ask. 'Have you... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
A Spectacular Let-down

At 4.30am today, an email arrived for me that completely unravelled my plans for the next two months. Ethel* (*not her real name) was withdrawing all her... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Isobel: the Last Twelve Months

This time last year, it's easy to forget how bleak Isobel's future looked. Once prescribed phenytoin at 12 hours old, she hadn't fitted once in the first six... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2011 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
The Most Beautiful Baby in the World

For a loving parent to think his/her baby is the most beautiful in the world is perfectly natural. It's a biological tendency, I think, for pride to kick in... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2010 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Socializing Isobel

I often worry about what we are having to do for Isobel. She is still not mobile, has not mastered her balance and co-ordination, never mind gross and fine moto... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2010 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION
Waiting for MRI

I am utterly in love with Isobel's hair. Once she's had her bath and a good night's sleep, in the morning it is fluffy, soft and luxuriant as eiderdown. Read more
Posted on 23 November 2010 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

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