Disability Talk

“Hiking, it’s in the blood” As an avid hiker, Steve has led walking groups for the last twenty years and climbed the highest peaks in forty countries. However, in February 2021 Steve was diagnosed with chronic …

From ‘Catherine West MP’ Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It …

On 22 June 2022, we are expecting more than 90,000 schoolchildren from over 600 schools to take part in one of our biggest events yet! Sign up today to access all you need to make it …

Unpaid carers increasingly worried about health and finances amid rise in hours Unpaid carers are taking on “significantly more” hours and becoming increasingly worried about their physical and mental health and how they will cope …

From ‘Winton’s Wish’ For children and young people whose dad has died, Father’s Day can be a difficult day. As with other special days, it can be a time when their grief is brought to …

The UK Government are proposing to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. While this is good for the environment, there has been little investigation of the potential impacts on …

IMAGE SOURCE, FRANK GARDNER – The BBC’s Frank Gardner was left on a plane after everyone else had disembarked while he waited for his wheelchair If you use Twitter you may have seen Frank Gardner …

IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Patients with long Covid are facing a postcode lottery across the UK when it comes to getting care, nurses say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said treatment varied hugely with …

The theme for last year’s Carers Week was to ‘Make Caring Visible and Valued’. A simple sentiment but one that belies the huge amount of work done on a daily basis by unpaid carers across …

IMAGE SOURCE, WNYO – Currently in rehearsals for The Black Spider, Toben Durrant said he won’t let blindness stop him A blind singer who started performing opera on Zoom has said he wants to show …