Right To Thrive involves Londoners sharing their stories about how any discrimination they may have experienced has impacted their mental wellbeing. They need the stories on discrimination you (or someone you know) have experienced – and how …
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I HEAR A VOICE – THE 1990’s DISABILITY PROTEST
Our acknowledgement to Eileen Grubba for providing this article. In 1990, in Washington DC, to symbolise the barriers confronting disabled people, more than 60 activists abandoned their crutches, wheelchairs, power chairs and other mobility aids and began …
Continue readingCOULD I HAVE A SEAT PLEASE?
If you struggle to stand while using public transport, there is a free badge and card available to help you alert fellow passengers that you need a seat. You’d think that would be a clear …
Continue readingWHAT IS THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY?
Our thanks, as usual, for Martyn Sibley in alerting us to this story about how innovation, can support social good – and how The Toyota Foundation (a charity with a focus on mobility) have launched a $4m campaign to …
Continue readingSCRAPPING PRESCRIPTION CHARGES FOR LONG TERM ILLNESSES
This is a great campaign that makes so much sense on so many levels. We’ve been honoured to help publicise this movement and will continue to help them keep up the pressure on the Government. …
Continue readingHOW DO I? MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE GREATER GOOD
How Do I? are using mobile technology to make places more accessible. They are also modernising training and onboarding using mobile tap-to-launch video tutorials created by employees. And a number of their projects are aimed at …
Continue readingSUPPORTING SPECIALIST TALENT AGENCIES
Here at Disability Talk we have always supported specialist talent agencies that look to increase the representation of people with disabilities in the media. Today we feature Zebedee Management. Established in 2017 it already has over 250 models …
Continue readingCALLS FOR ESTHER McVEY TO RESIGN
The Work & Pensions Secretary was forced to apologise for misleading parliament after the head of the National Audit Office, Sir Amyas Morse, complained in open letter that she had on three recent occasions misrepresented …
Continue readingPLEASE SIGN THE PETITION FOR OUR INSPIRATIONAL SON OLIVER
By Oliver’s Mum, Paula McGowan Oliver had a brilliant life. He enjoyed college, playing football and was an amazing athlete, in training to become a Paralympian. Oliver was fun and laughed a lot. He loved …
Continue readingTHE CHALLENGES FACED BY DOCTORS WITH DISABILITIES
The regulatory body which oversees the education and training of doctors says there are ‘unacceptable barriers’ in recruiting and educating disabled medics. About 20& of the UK’s population is classified as disabled but the General …
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