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Disabled people, those living with a long-term health condition and their families, now have the opportunity to help shape the future of services in England by sharing their experiences of the NHS and the care …

Scleroderma Awareness Month begins today together with their animation link.  CLICK HERE for more details   And on World Scleroderma Day on Saturday 29th June, the UK charity will be joining colleagues from the Federation of …

Living with a Learning Disability under Cameron and May – a book by Neil Carpenter “My book, ‘Austerity’s Victims’, was published in 2018. It aims to show how adults with a learning disability have been affected …

Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision: By Dr. Craig Johnston & Simon Bradford. Dr. Craig Johnston is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing; University of …

After a consultation in 2018, the government confirmed that it will be extending the Blue Badge eligibility criteria to include people with non-visible impairments including dementia and autism. The date the legislation will come into …

The Enabled Fund for Elected Office – 19 applicants to the Fund already elected into local government office. The EnABle Fund for Elected Office Afzal Khan, MP with Disability Rights UK’s Anna Denham at Portcullis …

From the Charity ‘Young Minds’ Hundreds of people across the country, including a string of top footballers, have taken part in the #KickUpChallenge since its launch in early May. The social media challenge was set …

The Mental Health Foundation asks whether the pressure to be perfect is crushing young lives .. and, if it is, should we not be helping to relieve it? From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ They stated; “Last year, …

Melissa Johns (Imogen in Coronation Street) leads the way in raising money for charity TripleC which she co-founded with another Coronation Street Star, Izzy Armstrong (played by Cherylee Houston). This Sunday (19th May) she leads …

We sincerely believe that HS2 (estimated to cost £56bn and rising?) should be scrapped and the money better spent on making our railways more accessible. That means converting all the stations wherever possible to becoming …