Disability Talk

DISABILITY TALK EXCLUSIVE! On the 19th June this year, we published an article about homelessness (if you were Prime Minister how would you remedy the UK’s homelessness problems?) and asked both the Tory Leadership Contenders to …

From the FITZROY Charity Dillon taking his first steps in 20 years Even when Abi, Dillon’s support worker, isn’t at work, she is still thinking about other things she can try with Dillon and the …

Leonard Cheshire ask: Do you want to give rise to the occasion this summer and join them for their baking egg-travaganza Give and Bake? So why not grab your friends and start mixing, kneading and whipping and …

Inspired by his grandmother Pat, Lewis Hornby invented bright, bite-sized sweets to tackle dehydration in people living with dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is delighted to be partnering with the team behind Jelly Drops to help bring their fantastic …

£1 BILLION! How much of this money could have gone to disabled people suffering from austerity cuts? The Government has taken on an extra 400 staff and redeployed another 400, meaning that 1,200 people will …

From CRISIS Homelessness should not be a crime. But the Vagrancy Act, which goes back to 1824, makes it a crime just to sleep rough or beg in England and wales. The act does nothing …

Guardian columnist Frances Ryan, who is disabled, has written about inequality and disability rights for decades. She discusses the impact that austerity has had on those most in need. Presented by Anushka Asthana with Frances …