Action is taking place in New York by disability rights groups and wheelchair users who have accused the company of violating NEW YORK City rules by failing to make enough of its vehicles accessible to …
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Martyn Sibley – We are sailing
Over the past years I’ve managed to do many amazing activities. You know the ones. Flying a plane. SCUBA diving. Skiing. Hot air ballooning. Tree climbing. Having made a decision to spend more time in …
Continue readingWhy were disabled people housed in grenfell tower?
Far too many people have already died in the blaze but survivors are beginning to ask a whole variety of questions. One of those questions is why were so many disabled people housed in a …
Continue readingSex and Disability
It is estimated that over 10% of British men have paid for sex at least once. And that would mean over 200,000 disabled men have used the services of an escort. But statistics can be …
Continue readingWheelchair protesters block house of commons entrance
Furious protesters in wheelchairs have blocked the MPs’ entrance to the House of Commons over cuts to benefits. Campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts chanted “no justice, no peace” and “Tories out” as MPs tried …
Continue readingSocial care could implode within months
A massive financial problem is looming for about 200 charities, including MENCAP, after HMRC demanded 6 years of back pay for home helps. The black hole being quoted could be as much as £400 million. …
Continue readingLorraine Kelly – Katie Price is wrong to want to hire a prostitute for son Harvey
Lorraine Kelly recently wrote in The Sun that despite Katie’s undeniable strong motherly love, her remarks were shocking and seedy. Katie Price has claimed that she was thinking about hiring a sex worker for her disabled son Harvey when …
Continue readingGetting around as an amputee
Hi everyone! Hope your previous week has been great! ? Today I’m going to be talking about getting around as an amputee as I feel there are a lot of misconceptions about what some of us …
Continue readingDisabled actors and advocates plead to Hollywood: ‘Give us a chance, please!
By Tre’vell Andersonontact Reporter November 2, 2016, 10:15 AM When Hollywood discusses diversity, it tends to focus on race, gender and, maybe, sexual orientation — but it almost always ignores disability. This was the consistent …
Continue readingMP with disability forced to miss Commons debates because of ‘lack of seats’
Disabled Labour MP for Sheffield, Jared O’Mara, has complained that because of his disability he cannot always find a seat. Mr. O’Mara’s victory was one of the biggest upsets of the general election .. taking the Sheffield Hallam seat …
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