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Open Statement from Disabled People’s Organisations and Allies – February 2021 Coronavirus has hit disabled people hard. 60% of deaths from coronavirus have been those of Disabled People. Disabled People have struggled to access healthcare, …

From ‘Asthma UK’ We have recently published our new report that found toxic air is surrounding thousands of our care homes, hospitals, schools, and GP surgeries – unnecessarily putting millions of children, people with lung …

From Elin Williams .. ‘My Blurred World’ THE MIND/BODY SPLIT Elin As a chronically ill workaholic, I have a slight problem. My mind and my body don’t always cooperate. One races through the to-do list,  …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ “I need to have some proper contact with my dad in his care home” – Rebecca’s story. Rebecca’s dad, John Carthy, who has dementia, went into a care home at the …

From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ “Younger teenagers’ experiences of the pandemic have had little research attention but today I wanted to share the Mental Health Foundation’s findings of its ongoing study of British 13-19 year-olds, in partnership with Professor Ann John …

“My name is Laura and I am the founder of ‘This is Visibility’. As someone who has Cystic Fibrosis and currently waiting for a double lung transplant, I wanted to create a community to raise …

From the ‘British Lung Foundation’ With the right support from doctors, nurses and pharmacists, people are much more likely to quit smoking for good. We recently carried out research into how many GPs have been …

From Kamran Mallick – an open letter from the CEO of Disability Rights UK OVER 100,000 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS TWO THIRDS OF DEATHS ARE DISABLED PEOPLE’S “Last week marks the sobering milestone that the UK …

From Elin Williams .. ‘My Blurred World’ WHY WE NEED MORE DISABILITY REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOOKSHELVES Elin Something you might not know about me – but you will absolutely gage through some of the content …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new film and television production at NBCUniversal, which becomes the second major media company to make such a commitment. NBCUniversal said …