Disability Talk

Kirsty Young, the most loved voice of Desert Islands Discs, is to leave the programme for an undisclosed period of time. Kirsty, 49, has announced she is temporarily leaving because she is suffering from Fibromyalgia. It’s a …

Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890) was an English man born with very severe face and body deformities. He was known as the ‘Elephant Man’ and was first exhibited at a freak …

The number of elderly people over 85 needing 24-hour care is set to double according to a report published in the Lancet. It analysed the health needs of the elderly up to the 2035. 446,000 …

A recent survey seems to suggest that there is – with the deeply worrying statistic that 100,000 children aged 14 are self-harming with girls disproportionately hurting themselves. The survey of 11,000 14 years old showed …

The Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, has written a letter to ‘colleagues’ about the Government’s preparation for a March 2019 ‘No Deal’ scenario. Here is some of what he had to say. “The …

Eileen Grubba is not only an #ALLin Ambassador but she’s also us helping build our movement worldwide. Well known for her roles in Wild Oats & A Winter Rose (Film) and Game of Silence, Criminal Minds, Hung, Sons …

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, the former Paralympian, together with others, has written an ‘open’ letter to the Independent that warns of the “chaotic, uncertain and discordant” atmosphere surrounding the Brexit negotiations – and that these negotiations could be “psychologically …

Keely Cat Wells is an actress, singer, dancer and an inspirational role model. Because, behind the glittering career she has built, this beautiful young lady wears a stoma. It hasn’t stopped her drive to become successful …

After Julie’s mum was diagnosed with dementia in 2017, she decided to quit her job and care for her mum full-time. Along with her husband Andrew, and her dog Maisy, Julie took part in MEMORY WALK …

Southampton Football Club will, this Saturday (25th August 2018), wear a one-off kit featuring the SCOPE logo. Virgin Media will pass over their shirt sponsorship for this Saturday afternoon ( kick off 3.00pm) for the …