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EMPLOYMENT – YOUR DISABILITY RIGHTS
Employment
It’s against the law for employers to discriminate against you because of a disability. The Equality Act 2010 protects you and covers areas including:
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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – HERE ARE ALL YOUR POEMS (THIS IS PART FOUR)
There are 123 poems entered for our "My Disabled World" poetry competition
HERE IS PART FOUR (25 Poems)
In all there are 123...
“MY DISABLED WORLD” – HERE ARE ALL YOUR POEMS (THIS IS PART THREE)
There are 123 poems entered for our "My Disabled World" poetry competition
HERE IS PART THREE (23 Poems)
In all there are...
“MY DISABLED WORLD” – HERE ARE ALL YOUR POEMS (THIS IS PART TWO)
There are 123 poems entered for our "My Disabled World" poetry competition
HERE IS PART TWO (29 Poems)
In all there are 123 entries and here,...
“MY DISABLED WORLD” HERE ARE ALL THE POEMS (THIS IS PART ONE)
There are 123 poems entered for our "My Disabled World" poetry competition
HERE IS PART ONE (44 Poems)
In all there are 123 entries and here,...
LADY FUCHSIA: WANTING TO PERFORM BUT FIGHTING PREJUDICE
This is the story of Fuchsia Samantha Carter .. known as Lady Fuchsia
"I've always loved to perform. When I was between the ages of...
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Martyn Sibley is a very successful disabled entrepreneur.
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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – A FURTHER SEVEN OF YOUR POEMS
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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – OUR 2020 POETRY COMPETITION: OPEN TO ALL
"MY DISABLED WORLD"
Disability Talk's 2020 "My Disabled World" Poetry Competition
Why not enter our 2020 Poetry Awards competition "MY DISABLED WORLD?". It costs nothing to...
HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BOOST THEIR CAREERS
By Patrick Young from America
"Individuals with disabilities such as impaired vision or motor skills face unique challenges in the workforce. This can make finding...
AFTER BATTLING DECADES OF DISCRIMINATION, A DISABLED ACTRESS FIGHTS FOR FUTURE TALENT
2019 was Eileen Grubba’s year.
New Amsterdam on NBC. Watchmen on HBO. Swat on CBS. All Rise on CBS— all popular television shows where Grubba was hired to play a role.
She was busy. The work was good. And Grubba...
MARTYN SIBLEY: HURDLES AND MARATHONS
By Martin Sibley
I’ve struggled to write an update recently for a couple of reasons. One is that there’s simply not been enough time and energy once I’ve finished everything else. The other is I...
EILEEN GRUBBA: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AND ADVOCATE FOR PERFORMERS WITH DISABILITIES
Actress Eileen Grubba — physically disabled since childhood, and an advocate for Performers with Disability (PWD) — has always beaten the odds.
A few months before her 5th birthday, Grubba was paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors didn't think...
VOICE IS THE FUTURE
By Martin Sibley
"The way I describe being disabled is all about societal barriers. Whether from the environment, people's attitudes, or organisational policies: these daily touch points make or break my ability to live a...
