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From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ 5 New Year’s resolutions to help reduce your risk of dementia We list five things you can do to help lower your chances of developing dementia with illustrations by multi-award winning cartoonist, …

From ‘Disabled Motoring’ The charity Guide Dogs has launched new action urging the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps to prioritise tackling the issue of pavement parking. Grant Shapps MP It has now been a year since the UK …

A message from Kamran Mallick .. CEO of Disability Rights UK After the past couple of years, it feels almost inappropriate to wish you all a happy new year. But there are two characteristics which …

The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 is announced as ‘Loneliness’ From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ The week will run from Monday 9th May until Sunday 15th May 2022 and will raise awareness of the impact …

DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) as from their own website Main Ministers with the DWP Therese Coffey MP (Secretary of State for the DWP) Chloe Smith MP (Minister for Disabled People) WHAT THE DEPARTMENT …

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HATE CRIME The law recognises five types of hate crimes on the basis of : *Race *Religion *Disability *Sexual Orientation *Transgender identity Any crime can be prosecuted as a hate crime if the offender has …

DEFINITION OF DISABILITY UNDER THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long term’ negative effect on your ability …

Happy Christmas to everybody From all of us at Disability Talk

From ‘BRAKE’ the road safety charity Road safety for schools in 2022 As the year draws to a close we wanted to take the opportunity to say a very big thank you to everyone who …