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From the Alzheimer’s Society Can a person with dementia move out of a care home during coronavirus? As a loved one of a person in residential care, you may be considering whether it is better …

Our “My Disabled World” poetry has finished .. on the 31st October. Our judges are now going through all the poems with the results due in early December. As a reminder here are the details …

POETS FOR CHANGE info@disabilitytalk.co.uk This is for all those poets who entered our “My Disabled World” poetry competition, and for all of those who may do so in future competitions .. we would like to …

From Citizens Advice Alongside the latest ONS employment and DWP data, Citizens Advice has released new figures showing it has supported more than a quarter of a million people with advice on Universal Credit since …

From the Alzhiemer’s Society Janet’s story: ‘People with dementia have been the last to be considered in this pandemic’  Janet moved in with her mum, Dorothy, who has mixed dementia, to become her sole carer. …

From Martyn Sibley The days and weeks and months are passing quicker than ever. While I’m desperately missing work events and accessible tourism projects, lockdown certainly hasn’t left me bored! Purple Goat passed its 6 …

FROM DISABILITY RIGHTS UK Shielders told to shield – but only up to a point A second lockdown is now running from 5 November to 2 December. New guidance has been issued to shielders, but falls …

Remodelling fashion to capture the ‘purple pound’ Several brands have used models of differing abilities in their campaigns over the last 12 months. To coincide with Purple Tuesday on 3 November, Drapers examines whether the …

By Eileen Grubba When we are in real trouble, who do we turn to? As kids, perhaps we turn to parents and teachers. As adults, we turn to mentors, elders, veterans and experts in the …