‘Living with Cerebral Palsy’ .. by Donna Giles March is Cerebral Palsy (CP) Awareness Month, dedicated to raising the profile of the 17 million people diagnosed with CP around the world. Cerebral palsy is more …
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GRANTS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN – AN INTRODUCTION
Grants for Disabled Children – an introduction Finding enough money to pay for essentials with any child is an uphill struggle. But when you have a child with extra needs the demands are even greater. Toys, bikes and even …
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Road safety for primary schoolchildren We’re pleased to announce that registrations are now open to take part in Brake’s Kids Walk 2023 on Wednesday 14 June. This is our biggest project for primary school-aged children, with thousands joining …
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#RightsOnFlights – it’s time for the air travel industry to take Disabled people seriously. DR UK is joining TV presenter Sophie Morgan and MP Marion Fellows to demand that the Government gives the Civil Aviation …
Continue readingWHEN IS A 10% INFLATION BUSTING RISE? – NOT A 10% INFLATION BUSTING RISE?
ON THE DAY OF THE BUDGET REMEMBER THIS When is a 10% inflation busting rise? – not a 10% inflation busting rise? Or is our Government simply asking us to believe the headline figures? SMOKE …
Continue readingJess Phillips MP reads out the names of women killed by domestic violence.
In a moving and emotional speech, Jess Phillips reads out the names of the women who have been killed in an environment of violent domestic abuse Vanita Nowell Tracey Kidd Nelly Mustafa Zahida Bi Josephine …
Continue readingCALLING ALL MPs – DO YA WANNA A JOB?
DO YA WANNA A JOB? JOB DESCRIPTION OPEN TO ALL MPs To become a carer to a friend, family member and/or neighbour MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB AND SKILLS NEEDED To care for an …
Continue readingRESPITE CARE FOR UNPAID CARERS – PLEASE WOULD YOU CONSIDER SIGNING OUR PETITION?
Would you please consider signing our PETITION calling for a £25m annual fund to provide extra ‘respite breaks’ for unpaid carers? FACT: The UK’s unpaid carers save our treasury £135bn each and every year. We …
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From ‘YOUNG MINDS’ Whether you’re struggling yourself or supporting someone else, life with an eating disorder can feel scary and overwhelming. To mark Beat’s annual Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which took place last week, we’d …
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By Donna Giles Recently it was Valentine’s Day – that annual event for declaring our love for those closest to us, and I’m really happy to see that this is starting to include the many …
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