The Government is committed to encouraging companies to sign up to the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme. The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development) strongly believes in the need for the employer action to ensure talented people, who happen to …
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I was always a shy young girl in my teens and didn’t really think about boys that often. I remember my father always telling me and my four elder sisters not to talk to boys …
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Eileen Grubba is a Hollywood Actress and regular contributor to Disability Talk. She visited us last year when we met with Professor Stephen Hawking. She was one of the judges in our “A World of Unfairness” photographic competition and …
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Jeremy Corbyn has given Disability Talk his views on creating a fairer society. “The Tories are failing to support working people. They are pressing ahead with huge cuts to Universal Credit which will hit working …
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Almost 80% of the risk of developing schizophrenia is genetic, say scientists. A new study of more than 60,000 people offers hope that early screening will lead to more successful treatments. Dr. Rikke Hilker, of …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have invested, through their Royal Foundation, £2 million in a digital start-up company which will assist in improving the nation’s mental health. As part of their …
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Following Penny Melville-Brown OBE on her blind cooking experiences as she travels around the world .. this week she truly is out of her comfort zone. Cook’s nightmare? Long hours, little sleep or food, …
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My personal story by Martyn Sibley It was June 1999. There were wires and tubes coming out of my body everywhere. I was hallucinating. I was sure the nurse was my Irish grandma (who had …
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I am Diane French, Director of Operations and Business at Fitzroy and as part of how we work we meet with representatives from those we support in a forum called Nationwide. Our value system is all about ‘seeing …
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Disability Talk has received kind permission from Saira Khan, Steve Wood and the Sunday Mirror to reproduce the following article. Saira Khan admits she rarely encounters disability and wants to change the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude. I consider …
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