Far too many people have already died in the blaze but survivors are beginning to ask a whole variety of questions. One of those questions is why were so many disabled people housed in a …
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Sex and Disability
It is estimated that over 10% of British men have paid for sex at least once. And that would mean over 200,000 disabled men have used the services of an escort. But statistics can be …
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Wheelchair protesters block house of commons entrance
Furious protesters in wheelchairs have blocked the MPs’ entrance to the House of Commons over cuts to benefits. Campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts chanted “no justice, no peace” and “Tories out” as MPs tried …
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Social care could implode within months
A massive financial problem is looming for about 200 charities, including MENCAP, after HMRC demanded 6 years of back pay for home helps. The black hole being quoted could be as much as £400 million. …
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Lorraine Kelly – Katie Price is wrong to want to hire a prostitute for son Harvey
Lorraine Kelly recently wrote in The Sun that despite Katie’s undeniable strong motherly love, her remarks were shocking and seedy. Katie Price has claimed that she was thinking about hiring a sex worker for her disabled son Harvey when …
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Getting around as an amputee
Hi everyone! Hope your previous week has been great! ? Today I’m going to be talking about getting around as an amputee as I feel there are a lot of misconceptions about what some of us …
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Disabled actors and advocates plead to Hollywood: ‘Give us a chance, please!
By Tre’vell Andersonontact Reporter November 2, 2016, 10:15 AM When Hollywood discusses diversity, it tends to focus on race, gender and, maybe, sexual orientation — but it almost always ignores disability. This was the consistent …
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MP with disability forced to miss Commons debates because of ‘lack of seats’
Disabled Labour MP for Sheffield, Jared O’Mara, has complained that because of his disability he cannot always find a seat. Mr. O’Mara’s victory was one of the biggest upsets of the general election .. taking the Sheffield Hallam seat …
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Why working when you’re disabled is even harder than you think
If you are disabled many people tell us that finding a job can be very demanding. Some jobs require physical effort whilst others demand skills that have not been acquired at school. But whilst that …
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Katie Price – Talks to us about her son Harvey
My son, Harvey, had his birthday last month, and we held a little party to celebrate. The only guests were immediate family—too much activity causes Harvey stress and his behaviour can become disruptive – but he …
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