Government fails to act on their 2022 commitment to increase financial support through the Disabled Facilities Grant The Government still haven’t acted on their 2022 commitment to increase financial support for vital home adaptations through …
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DISABILITY GRANTS
Disability Grants Your Guide to Grants for the Disabled Welcome to the early 2024 edition of Disability Grants News – a monthly round up of highlights on the Disability Grants website and resources for anyone …
Continue readingLONDON FASHION WEEK TO FEATURE ON INCLUSIVE FASHION
London Fashion Week to Feature Panel on Inclusive Fashion. Hosted by Models of Diversity in Collaboration with Unhidden. Angel Sinclair – Founder of Models of Diversity Models of diversity has spent the last 15 years …
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The toll taken by the pandemic on people’s health could last a lifetime – a sharp rise in obesity levels among children during Covid lockdowns has not been reversed, and could have lifelong consequences, researchers …
Continue readingCARERS – BUDGET CONSULTATION FEEDBACK
North Lanarkshire Carers Together supported carers to contribute to the council budget consultations during the week beginning 15th January. Hugely important to ensure the impacts on decisions on budget cuts may have on carers and …
Continue readingUNPAID CARERS – ONLY I IN 129 ARE RECEIVING RESPITE SUPPORT!
Our thanks to Revitalise for their feature on Channel 4’s 7.00pm News as part of their Give me a Break campaign. Of the 4.5 million unpaid carers in England and Wales, only 1 in 129 are receiving …
Continue readingHOLY MOLY & THE CRACKERS: THAT’S ALL FOLKS!
Lead singer of Holy Moly & The Crackers, Ruth Lyon, is a good friend of this website; contributing articles and being a judge in one of our competitions. Last year, Ruth Patterson’s band Holy Moly …
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UK Poverty 2024 The UK is entering this election year with unacceptably high levels of poverty, appallingly high for some groups. We need a coherent plan with creative policies to end poverty in the UK. …
Continue readingANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM MY YOUNGER SELF ABOUT VISION IMPAIRMENT
For me, there has always been a precise blend of curiosity and worry when it comes to navigating life as a disabled person, evoking questions about independence, deterioration and the frivolity of shopping and how …
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This advice about ‘Dodging Dementia’ has been provided by Mary Jordan No one wants to think they will develop dementia in later life. We are all so used to modern medicine being able to treat …
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