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DISABLED MAN HAND CYCLES AROUND ENGLAND

On September 25, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Robert Groves is simply inspirational! He is a disabled man on a mission; and that mission is to fight preconceived ideas of what is possible for someone who is paralysed below the waist, and raise …

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CALLS FOR FRANK FIELD TO RESIGN

On September 25, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Following publication of his controversial writings suggesting that some disabled people should be paid less than the minimum wage, calls have been made asking him to resign. The Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK has …

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JONNIE PEACOCK TO CHANGE PEOPLES VIEWS

On September 25, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Jonnie Peacock MBE, Paralympic sprint gold medallist, feels his entry into ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ can change peoples views on disability. He wants the millions and millions who watch the programme to see that having a …

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SEPSIS – THE ‘HIDDEN’ KILLER

On September 24, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

A revealing article about Sepsis by Saira Khan is in The Sunday Mirror. Sepsis is a killer and as Ms. Khan says, “it’s the biggest killer you’ve never heard of.” Dr. Ron Daniels, founder of the …

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ONLY 21 FTSE COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE DISABILITY CONFIDENT

On September 23, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The Minister for Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt, has challenged the FTSE Companies (100 of them) to become Disability Confident. So far only 21 have signed up and these include Marks & Spencer, BT & Royal …

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TECHNOLOGY AND ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE by Martyn Sibley

On September 22, 2017 By Disability Talk In Martyn Sibley, Featured, Guest Commentators

“I’m a terrible drawer and painter. Only recently my niece asked me to sketch a horse. I went all out. This was going to be the best horse. Ever. I steadied myself. Positioned the paper. …

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DISABILITY HATE CRIME – FACTS AND FIGURES

On September 21, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

When compiling the facts and figures for this report we would like to extend our thanks to the Metropolitan Police for their statistics and their thoughts. What is a hate crime? Hate crimes are any …

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HM GOVERNMENT TALKS DIRECTLY TO DISABILITY TALK

On September 20, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, Star Interviews

We asked the Government some serious questions with regard to Disability. This is what we asked and here are their replies. Q) Are people in the UK currently more aware, more compassionate and more understanding …

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AI TO IDENTIFY ALZHEIMER’S

On September 20, 2017 By Disability Talk In News

The breakthrough of using algorithms to identify the early signs of Alzheimer’s has been made by Marianna La Rocca of the University of Bari in Italy. Working with her fellow researchers she and they have …

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NAIDEX APRIL 2018 DISABILITY EXHIBITION

On September 19, 2017 By Disability Talk In News

Naidex is Europe’s most exciting event dedicated to disability, independent living and healthcare professional sectors. In the wake of the huge success of the most recent instalment of this esteemed and long-established event, Naidex will …

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