Eileen Grubba is an actor and activist and is known for her memorable, edgy shows like Sons of Anarchy, Game of Silence, Hung and many, many more. Interviewed by Holly Shaw at Digital Hollywood in LA, Eileen shares her …
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UK EXCLUSIVE!! HM GOVERNMENT SPEAKS TO ‘DISABILITY TALK’
We asked the Department for Work & Pensions for their views on ‘Disability in the UK’ – here are, exclusive to ‘Disability Talk‘, their answers. The Minister (Sarah Newton – Minister for Disabled People) is passionate about …
Continue readingPETITION: TO PREVENT AVOIDABLE DEATHS BY MAKING AUTISM/LEARNING DISABILITY TRAINING MANDATORY
This Petition request was created by Paula McGowan – Deadline 7th December 2018 .. All Petitons run for 6 months My son Oliver was only 18 when he died in hospital on 11th November 2016. …
Continue readingATOS & CAPITA ‘WARNED TO IMPROVE PIP DISABILITY TESTS’
Atos & Capita must improve the delivery of Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) or face losing their contracts, MP Frank Field has said. Frank Field, MP The government says it is looking at extending the firms’ contracts by …
Continue readingWEDDING DRESSES – AND THE WHEELCHAIR BRIDE!
This website has often repeated that the purple pound is worth over £250 billion to the UK economy every year. So a cynical voice asks why are manufactures and retailers not appealing and selling to …
Continue readingTHE GREAT NORTH RUN HALF MARATHON
Disability Rights UK is looking for runners for the Great North Run. It takes place on the 9th September 2018 and it’s officially the world’s biggest half marathon! Disability Rights UK is now recruiting runners …
Continue readingNICKI DONNELLY – A TRUE INSPIRATION
Nicki Donnelly (born November 1982) served as a West Midlands Police Officer for nearly ten years after her 18th birthday. She was training within the Specialised Firearms Department when she was involved in a road …
Continue readingJURYS INNS & SCOPE .. COMMERCE WORKING WITH CHARITY
Jurys Inn, the hotel group, has announced a two year partnership with SCOPE charity to change attitudes towards disability in the workplace. As well as holding fundraising events at all of its hotels, the hotel group is …
Continue readingDIVERSITY IN THEATRE & THE ARTS – IS DISABILITY BEING LEFT OUT?
“A very traditional play doesn’t suit everyone.” Josh Hepple is a law graduate with severe cerebral palsy who acts a disability campaigner at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “But then how do you make someone care …
Continue readingKATE JENNINGS IS AN #ALLin AMBASSADOR – AND THIS IS HER STORY OF COURAGE AND HOPE
Kate Jennings I turned to blogging at the tender age of 35 after my kidneys went into failure and my job as an event officer was no longer manageable. After a a sufficient amount of …
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