From ‘Disabled Living’ “We spoke to Elin, owner of award-winning disability and lifestyle blog, “My Blurred World.” Elin Williams “She shares her journey and motivational messages on social media to empower others who are visually impaired.” …
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ARE UK TRAINS ACCESSIBLE TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES?
From Daniel Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy daniel@visualisetrainingandconsultancy.co.uk Daniel Williams takes a look at the challenges people with disabilities encounter when choosing to travel by rail and offers some potential solutions to make it …
Continue reading“I PROMISED MUM I WOULDN’T MOVE HER INTO A CARE HOME”
From the ‘Alzheimer’s society’ “Mum knows every nook and cranny of her home, I promised I wouldn’t move her.” Jag and her mum, who has dementia, live 200 miles apart. Like so many others, Jag …
Continue readingIT’S THE SRUK CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2019
From Scleroderma & Raynard’s UK “We’re setting ourselves the goal of raising £5,000 this holiday period, and so far our generous supporters have already given over £2,500 so we are halfway there! You can help …
Continue readingTHE ‘OFFICE TOR NATIONAL STATISTICS’ HAS RELEASED DATA ON DISABLED PEOPLE
The Office for National Statistics has released a series of datasets exploring the experience of disabled people in the UK, drawn from existing surveys and datasets. The data covers 7 different areas: Disability and well-being Disability …
Continue readingWHEN IS IT OKAY TO LIE TO SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA?
From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ “Is it acceptable to lie – ever? Or should we just tell the brutal truth – always? Our dementia expert Tim Beanland weighs up the evidence. The questions people living with …
Continue readingSOCIAL WORK ENGLAND BECOMES THE NEW SPECIALIST REGULATOR FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
On Monday 2nd December Social Work England took over from the ‘Health and Care Professions Council’ as the new specialist regulator for the profession. Social work is about people and social workers who support millions of people …
Continue readingWINTER TRANSITION AND NEXT GLOBAL ADVENTURE
By Martyn Sibley “October and November have passed in a flash! I always fall in to the trap of freaking out on why I’m feeling tired, and a little lower mood in autumn. Then I …
Continue readingDO YOU USE GYMS AND LEISURE CENTRES?
Disability Rights Uk (DRUK) is working with Love Productions on their Health Hacks programme for Channel $ (the programme title may change before broadcast). DRUK are keen to hear from you about experiences of using gyms and leisure …
Continue readingSANTA’S WANTED TO SUPPORT LOCAL HOSPICE CARE
From the ‘Woking & Sam Beare Hospice’ “Will you kick start our festive season for good by joining our Santa Fun Run in Woking or Walton Thames on the 1st or 8th December. Whether you …
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