Seán Kelly
@seankellyphotos.bsky.social
www.seankellyphotos.com Retired - now part-time photographer and writer. Committed to the empowering and liberation of people with learning disabilities. Trustee of Community Living Magazine. Married to Mary. 3 adult children. Experienced music listener.
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The first time I met award-winning actor and film director
Otto Baxter, he told me that I was a “very old Hoover”.
The comment was made in an upbeat, friendly tone after his first film’s London screening in 2023.
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Otto Baxter, he told me that I was a “very old Hoover”.
The comment was made in an upbeat, friendly tone after his first film’s London screening in 2023.
@seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/villains-are...
‘Villains are much more interesting’
Actor and director Otto Baxter has won Bafta and Emmy awards. He talks to Seán Kelly about running things on set and his horror films past and future, including one inspired by his being adopted
communitylivingmagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The first time I met award-winning actor and film director
Otto Baxter, he told me that I was a “very old Hoover”.
The comment was made in an upbeat, friendly tone after his first film’s London screening in 2023.
@seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/villains-are...
Otto Baxter, he told me that I was a “very old Hoover”.
The comment was made in an upbeat, friendly tone after his first film’s London screening in 2023.
@seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/villains-are...
My new interview with the amazing Otto Baxter - Film Director is out now! Otto is Britain's first film director with Down's Syndrome but he is also the most entertaining film director you will ever meet. Read it for free at tinyurl.com/4ek6n2fp And see much more at @communitylivingmagazine.com
‘Villains are much more interesting’
Actor and director Otto Baxter has won Bafta and Emmy awards. He talks to Seán Kelly about running things on set and his horror films past and future, including one inspired by his being adopted
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October 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
My new interview with the amazing Otto Baxter - Film Director is out now! Otto is Britain's first film director with Down's Syndrome but he is also the most entertaining film director you will ever meet. Read it for free at tinyurl.com/4ek6n2fp And see much more at @communitylivingmagazine.com
These fab portraits of people with learning disabilities look great on the pages of @communitylivingmagazine.com but maybe look even better online. Taken by Katie Seymour (a Changing Lives associate) you can see the photos here communitylivingmagazine.com/made-visible...
Made visible through portraits
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are rarely represented in the media and the arts, and their personalities and individuality are not often highlighted. A photography proj...
communitylivingmagazine.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
These fab portraits of people with learning disabilities look great on the pages of @communitylivingmagazine.com but maybe look even better online. Taken by Katie Seymour (a Changing Lives associate) you can see the photos here communitylivingmagazine.com/made-visible...
My interview with the wonderful duo of Tilley Milburn and Del the Pig is free to read online now - extracted from the latest jam-packed issue of @communitylivingmagazine.com which is out today. Read all about it here communitylivingmagazine.com/i-would-be-n...
‘I would be nothing without Del’
Del the pig is an invaluable partner to Tilley Milburn, speaking as the ‘voice of reason’ whether at home or on stage. Seán Kelly finds out about the life and times of this unusual double act
communitylivingmagazine.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My interview with the wonderful duo of Tilley Milburn and Del the Pig is free to read online now - extracted from the latest jam-packed issue of @communitylivingmagazine.com which is out today. Read all about it here communitylivingmagazine.com/i-would-be-n...
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‘Not perfect, but we will get there’
Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change
The @mylifemychoice1.bsky.social founder talks to @seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-...
Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change
The @mylifemychoice1.bsky.social founder talks to @seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-...
‘Not perfect, but we will get there’
Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change since barricading himself and others in a day centre. The My Life My Choice founder talks to Seán Kelly...
communitylivingmagazine.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
‘Not perfect, but we will get there’
Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change
The @mylifemychoice1.bsky.social founder talks to @seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-...
Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change
The @mylifemychoice1.bsky.social founder talks to @seankellyphotos.bsky.social
communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-...
Terrific piece by John Harris in the latest issue of @communitylivingmagazine.com about the way in which music opened up his autistic's son's life - Read it for free here communitylivingmagazine.com/the-magic-of...
The magic of music
Music can be strongly linked to autism and learning disability, as John Harris found with his son. This should open up a whole new area of provision throughout life so people can develop their talent
communitylivingmagazine.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Terrific piece by John Harris in the latest issue of @communitylivingmagazine.com about the way in which music opened up his autistic's son's life - Read it for free here communitylivingmagazine.com/the-magic-of...
As a young man Michael Edwards got fed up with attending a daycentre for people with learning disabilities. Find out what he did then in my interview with him in the new @communitylivingmagazine.com Free to read online herehttps://communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-but-we-will-get-there/
‘Not perfect, but we will get there’
Self-advocate champion Michael Edwards is optimistic and determined, having seen a lot of change since barricading himself and others in a day centre. The My Life My Choice founder talks to Seán Kelly...
communitylivingmagazine.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
As a young man Michael Edwards got fed up with attending a daycentre for people with learning disabilities. Find out what he did then in my interview with him in the new @communitylivingmagazine.com Free to read online herehttps://communitylivingmagazine.com/not-perfect-but-we-will-get-there/
This story by Ian Goldsworthy of how Elliott, his son with learning disabilities, gradually came to like "garish lights, seasonal songs and eating unfamiliar food around others" is a beautiful piece of writing. From the latest edition of @communitylivingmagazine.com Read it here shorturl.at/5eC7A
Ian Goldsworthy: the family dinner was the greatest Christmas gift of all
Festive magic is finally materialising. A child who once did not understand Christmas and withdrew now delights in garish lights, seasonal songs and eating unfamiliar food around others
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February 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This story by Ian Goldsworthy of how Elliott, his son with learning disabilities, gradually came to like "garish lights, seasonal songs and eating unfamiliar food around others" is a beautiful piece of writing. From the latest edition of @communitylivingmagazine.com Read it here shorturl.at/5eC7A
My interview with actor Cian Binchy is published in Community Living magazine today. Cian talks about his career and his autism and why he feels he can "connect better with people when the curtain is up than when it is down". Read it online for free communitylivingmagazine.com/meet-me-in-f...
Meet me in fantasy land
Autistic people connect better from a creative distance, explains Cian Binchy, who talks to Seán Kelly about a show he helped develop and his starring role as a self-important rock god and yoga guru
communitylivingmagazine.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My interview with actor Cian Binchy is published in Community Living magazine today. Cian talks about his career and his autism and why he feels he can "connect better with people when the curtain is up than when it is down". Read it online for free communitylivingmagazine.com/meet-me-in-f...
New issue very soon!
Our new edition from Friday 10 has a New Year focus on creativity and shifting perceptions communitylivingmagazine.com Read words with and by a range of people including @georgejulian.bsky.social @sarasiobhan.bsky.social @seankellyphotos.bsky.social @iangoldsworthy.bsky.social
December 30, 2024 at 10:19 PM
New issue very soon!
Virginia Bovell with her amazing book "Danny's People" about life with her son Danny who is autistic and has learning disabilities but who is also a source of joy. She describes his chuckling happiness as he dries after a bath and she knows that he is the best son she could have had. Wonderful!
December 12, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Virginia Bovell with her amazing book "Danny's People" about life with her son Danny who is autistic and has learning disabilities but who is also a source of joy. She describes his chuckling happiness as he dries after a bath and she knows that he is the best son she could have had. Wonderful!