Disability Talk

Roadmap out of lockdown From 8 March, people in England will see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route back to a more normal life. The success of the vaccination …

We want to alert you to the ‘Tell Us About Your Care’reporting webpage and how you can use it to share your experiences during lockdown of the NHS and care services. Disabled people and their families …

From Elin Williams – ‘My Blurred World’ DECIDING WHAT PATH TO TAKE AFTER EDUCATION Elin [AD] | This post is a paid for advertorial in collaboration with Welsh Government to celebrate Apprenticeship Week 2021. Make a …

Open Statement from Disabled People’s Organisations and Allies – February 2021 Coronavirus has hit disabled people hard. 60% of deaths from coronavirus have been those of Disabled People. Disabled People have struggled to access healthcare, …

From ‘Asthma UK’ We have recently published our new report that found toxic air is surrounding thousands of our care homes, hospitals, schools, and GP surgeries – unnecessarily putting millions of children, people with lung …

From Elin Williams .. ‘My Blurred World’ THE MIND/BODY SPLIT Elin As a chronically ill workaholic, I have a slight problem. My mind and my body don’t always cooperate. One races through the to-do list,  …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ “I need to have some proper contact with my dad in his care home” – Rebecca’s story. Rebecca’s dad, John Carthy, who has dementia, went into a care home at the …

From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ “Younger teenagers’ experiences of the pandemic have had little research attention but today I wanted to share the Mental Health Foundation’s findings of its ongoing study of British 13-19 year-olds, in partnership with Professor Ann John …

“My name is Laura and I am the founder of ‘This is Visibility’. As someone who has Cystic Fibrosis and currently waiting for a double lung transplant, I wanted to create a community to raise …

From the ‘British Lung Foundation’ With the right support from doctors, nurses and pharmacists, people are much more likely to quit smoking for good. We recently carried out research into how many GPs have been …