“Earlier in the year I was asked by Parallel London to be an ambassador for them. The event is an annual inclusive participation challenge. Disabled and non disabled people attempt the 10k, 5k, 1k or …
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DAME EVELYN GLENNIE SPEAKS WITH DISABILITY TALK
Dame Evelyn Elisabeth Ann Glennie CH DBE is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12 and taught herself to hear with parts of the body. “As a profoundly …
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DAME HELEN GHOSH OF THE NATIONAL TRUST TALKS TO DISABILITY TALK
Dame Helen Ghosh is the Director General of The National Trust. She moved into that position in late 2012 where her interest in history, people and places, and her commitment to the environment came together. …
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DISABLED MAN HAND CYCLES AROUND ENGLAND
Robert Groves is simply inspirational! He is a disabled man on a mission; and that mission is to fight preconceived ideas of what is possible for someone who is paralysed below the waist, and raise …
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CALLS FOR FRANK FIELD TO RESIGN
Following publication of his controversial writings suggesting that some disabled people should be paid less than the minimum wage, calls have been made asking him to resign. The Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK has …
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JONNIE PEACOCK TO CHANGE PEOPLES VIEWS
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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