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DO YOU KNOW WHO SPEAKS FOR YOU?

On December 24, 2017 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Here are the MPs who are the voices for disabled people. Are they are doing enough for you? We shall be asking all of them, in the New Year, to let us have their definitive …

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MY SEASONAL NIGHTMARE

On December 22, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Guest Commentators

By Sylvia Mac It’s that time of year again where many people find it difficult to celebrate. We all think everyone is going to be happy and enjoying the Christmas celebrations but there are people …

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JUDGE RULES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS TO PIP PAYMENTS BREACH HUMAN RIGHTS

On December 21, 2017 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The High Court has ruled that Government changes to the disability benefit system ‘blatantly discriminate’ against people with mental health problems in breach of their human rights. The landmark court case, brought by a woman …

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SAMANTA BULLOCK – PROOF THAT A WHEELCHAIR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AN OBSTACLE

On December 20, 2017 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Samanta Bullock is an Ambassador for ‘Models of Diversity’ and Parallel London’. And we are delighted to welcome her to our site – and to share her future ‘blogs’ With a background in fashion, I …

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NICE IS LOOKING FOR LAY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

On December 20, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) is currently looking for employees, as well as unpaid carers and advocates, to join the committee updating their guidelines. Closing date: 5pm, Tuesday 9 January 2018 …

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INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT

On December 19, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

If you work as a healthcare professional then now is your chance to give evidence if you feel there is any particular part of the act that needs reform. To submit any evidence you need …

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MP WARNS OF LONELINESS ‘EPIDEMIC’

On December 17, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Labour MP Rachel Reeves is warning about the mental toll of loneliness in the UK. It comes after a year of research by the ‘Jo Cox Commission’ on loneliness. The Commission was set up to …

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ANDREA LEADSOM SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO DISABILITY TALK

On December 15, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Star Interviews

By Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Leader of the House of Commons As the home of our democracy and the heart of our nation’s public life, it’s vital that our UK Parliament works to reflect …

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NAVAL HISTORY STILL INSPIRES

On December 14, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Penny, Sylvia Mac

Penny Melville-Brown James Holman was a truly remarkable man: he was just a young Royal Naval Lieutenant aged 22 when he lost his sight. Undaunted, he used his personal charm, charisma and determination to travel …

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ATOS, MAXIMUS AND CAPITA QUESTIONED ON ‘GRUELLING’ MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS

On December 13, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The Work and Pensions Committee questioned Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) contractors Atos, Capita and Maximus, who carry out the medical assessments for disability benefits PIP and ESA, putting the disturbing evidence it has …

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