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THE SUPER SENSORY 1K EVENT – MONDAY 7th MAY 2018

On April 13, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

On Bank holiday Monday, 7th May 2018, Cambridge charity Power2Inspire is organising, with the support of the Friends of the Rec, a new Super Sensory 1K Event at Histon and Impington Recreation Ground as part of the annual Impington Festival …

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I’M AN #ALLin AMBASSADOR – ARE YOU?

On April 11, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Single voices can be heard – collective voices are listened to! That’s why we are building the #ALLin Movement so the people who affect our lives like politicians, lawmakers and captains of industry will hear us, will …

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AILSA – I DON’T WANT ANY KIND OF PITY!

On April 9, 2018 By Disability Talk In Sylvia Mac, Featured

Introducing our newest ‘blogger’ – Ailsa .. click here for more details When I was born, I didn’t breathe. I was stillborn, but I was resuscitated. As a result of me not breathing, and in that period …

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DISABLED ACCESS TO IMPROVE AT AIRPORTS

On April 8, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The Government is determined to improve access for disabled passengers. It’s going to insist to the airline industry that it must improve the flying experience for disabled passengers. The government’s plan is called the Aviation Strategy …

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HOLLYWOOD STILL SNUBBING ACTORS WITH DISABILITIES!

On April 6, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Eileen Grubba was working alongside other actors on a TV commercial when she realised the director’s eye was caught by her uneven gait. He started positioning her out of shots – and then it got worse. …

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THE DAY I MET WITH PROFESSOR STEPHEN HAWKING – by EILEEN GRUBBA

On April 5, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

On the 26th October 2016 myself, Rebecca Dann (the winner of our photographic competition “A World Of Unfairness”) and Hollywood actress, Eileen Grubba, met Professor Stephen Hawking in his Cambridge study. He had very kindly …

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BECOMING AN #ALLin AMBASSADOR – QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

On April 1, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Q. What is the aim of #ALLin? A. We receive a large number of emails from disabled people whose voice is not being heard. And it’s not just about personal problems – it can be …

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BECOMING AN #ALLin AMBASSADOR – THANK YOU WORLD! .. UK, USA, Germany, Norway, South Africa, India, Australia, Spain, Russia, Peru

On March 28, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The response to our request to become an #ALLin Ambassador has been tremendous. Our aim is to become (at least) a million strong. THE MORE WE ARE .. THE STRONGER WE’LL BE! We are so pleased to be welcoming people …

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CLAIMANTS HAVE LOST UP TO £20,000 IN BENEFITS BUNGLE

On March 27, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Tens of thousands of vulnerable people lost, on average, £5,000 each in benefits. An estimated 70,000 ill and disabled claimants transferred to Employment and Support Allowance from other handouts since 2011 were underpaid. The National …

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BECOMING AN #ALLin AMBASSADOR. THANK YOU WORLD!

On March 25, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Since we launched our #ALLin movement a few days ago we have been overwhelmed by the response from around the world. Our aim is to create 1 million #ALLin Ambassadors and so become a very powerful voice in advocating …

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