By Carrie Aimes (Part Two) I placed ad’s everywhere I could think of; online and locally. After several weeks of limited interest, I arranged interviews with each candidate in the hope that at least one …
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RECRUITING PERSONAL CARERS (Part One)
By Carrie Aimes (Part One) All my life I’ve required care, whether it be from family members, friends or paid employees. For over a decade now I have been hiring assistants to help me with …
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WILL I EVER FIND LOVE?
By Sylvia Mac When I reached my Teens, I began to think more and more about having an intimate relationship. My heart was always ready to accept Love but my head was telling me differently. …
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FOOTBALL, HEADING & DEMENTIA
The English Football Association (FA) wants the governing world body (FIFA) to investigate the possible links of heading footballs and dementia. This comes after its been reported that three ex-England players (Martin Peters, Nobby Stiles …
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MADELINE IRWIN – BREAKING THE DISABILITY STIGMA
Although she didn’t win (The Miss Washington Pageant) Madeline Irwin went on stage and used her disability as a platform to break the negative stigma regarding people with disability. Madeline, who is 22, was born …
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SARAH NEWTON MP – THE NEW MINISTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Sarah Newton MP, was appointed as the new Minister for Disabled People on 9th November replacing Penny Mordaunt. She was elected Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth in May 2010. She was educated at Falmouth …
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BAKING BLIND AND THE DRAMA OF AN AIR & SEA RESCUE!
By penny Melville-Brown OBE A few hours and life lurched from one extreme to another: a truly enlightening morning getting a glimpse of bush tucker with aboriginal Fred followed by high drama of nephew and …
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A PLEA FOR HELP & ADVICE
We are producing an email we have just received and would welcome any advices any of our readers could give. We have kept the email anonymous respecting the sender’s wishes. “I was previously awarded the …
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NEW SLEEP-IN SHIFT PAY COMPLIANCE
The Government has published the scheme that has been designed to help ensure workers are paid what they are owed, while also maintaining important services for people who access social care. The Government has launched …
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CHONGQING, CHINA & BAKING BLIND
Penny Melville-Brown OBE Chongqing in China is the biggest and most exciting city on Earth. For richness of experience, this is the place: bustling, teeming, throbbing with life, developing, exploding, cutting edge, fascinating, stimulating and …
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