Jonnie Peacock MBE, Paralympic sprint gold medallist, feels his entry into ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ can change peoples views on disability. He wants the millions and millions who watch the programme to see that having a …
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SEPSIS – THE ‘HIDDEN’ KILLER
A revealing article about Sepsis by Saira Khan is in The Sunday Mirror. Sepsis is a killer and as Ms. Khan says, “it’s the biggest killer you’ve never heard of.” Dr. Ron Daniels, founder of the …
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ONLY 21 FTSE COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE DISABILITY CONFIDENT
The Minister for Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt, has challenged the FTSE Companies (100 of them) to become Disability Confident. So far only 21 have signed up and these include Marks & Spencer, BT & Royal …
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TECHNOLOGY AND ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE by Martyn Sibley
“I’m a terrible drawer and painter. Only recently my niece asked me to sketch a horse. I went all out. This was going to be the best horse. Ever. I steadied myself. Positioned the paper. …
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DISABILITY HATE CRIME – FACTS AND FIGURES
When compiling the facts and figures for this report we would like to extend our thanks to the Metropolitan Police for their statistics and their thoughts. What is a hate crime? Hate crimes are any …
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HM GOVERNMENT TALKS DIRECTLY TO DISABILITY TALK
We asked the Government some serious questions with regard to Disability. This is what we asked and here are their replies. Q) Are people in the UK currently more aware, more compassionate and more understanding …
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AI TO IDENTIFY ALZHEIMER’S
The breakthrough of using algorithms to identify the early signs of Alzheimer’s has been made by Marianna La Rocca of the University of Bari in Italy. Working with her fellow researchers she and they have …
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NAIDEX APRIL 2018 DISABILITY EXHIBITION
Naidex is Europe’s most exciting event dedicated to disability, independent living and healthcare professional sectors. In the wake of the huge success of the most recent instalment of this esteemed and long-established event, Naidex will …
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WHERE ARE THE MODELS WITH A DISABILITY?
As London Fashion Week draws to a close we would like to remind the fashion conscious public that cat walk models should be representing the wider world – and not just the size 6 sixteen …
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NHS ENGLAND HELPING DISABLED PEOPLE ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES
Aimed at supporting people with sight loss, hearing loss, autism or learning difficulties, a series of new guides have been developed to help patients use GP services on line such as book appointments, repeat their …
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