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A new £15 million programme will see up to 1 million people trained in basic mental health “first aid” skills.The programme will improve personal resilience and help people recognise and respond effectively to signs of …

We have commented before on the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme and listed the 21 FTSE 100 companies that have signed up. But, as we said, that means a massive 79 of our largest companies haven’t! We’re …

Jeremy Corbyn Labour Leader A lot will be no better off and the misery many are in continues. Caroline Abrahams, AGE UK The budget’s failure to acknowledge the enormous social problems facing social care is …

A report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has established that the impact of changes to all tax, social security and public spending reforms are hitting the poorest and the disabled most …

Malcolm Young, guitarist with the rock band AC/DC, has died at 64 after a battle with dementia. He founded the Australian band, best known for the hit ‘Highway to Hell’, with his brother Angus in …

By Martyn Sibley Yesterday Airbnb completed the acquisition of Accomable. An accessible travel business I co-founded in 2015 with Srin. What started as an idea between two household friends, has ended up a game changer …

As the founder of Disability Talk I am extremely pleased and proud to announce the launch of CARITAS WWW.CARITASPRODUCTS.COM And for more information on how to partipate:  info@disabilitytalk.co.uk It has taken 18 months of development to …

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 …