The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. They do this by inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff and …
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IN MEMORIAM: PROFESSOR STEPHEN HAWKING 1942 – 2018
Every year the Shaw Trust publishes the ‘Power 100’ list – featuring the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK. And this year one of our #ALLin Ambassadors (Melissa Johns) and one of our regular contributors …
Continue readingCREATIVE FLOW NEEDED TO CHANGE THE WORLD
By Martyn Sibley Without ideas what is there? We’d have a fraction of this world we experience. No buildings. No Transport. No products. No services. No community. Nada. Where does creativity come from then? Is …
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With 11 Hollywood Actors and Actresses, 2 Cabinet Ministers, 1 Shadow Minister, 10 MPs and 2 Coronation Street Stars .. and countless others from around the Globe becoming #ALLin Ambassadors our movement is gaining momentum every day. …
Continue readingKNITTERS NEEDED TO UNITE AGAINST DEMENTIA
The Alzheimer’s Society has called for ‘Knitters to unite against dementia and make Dementia Cannula Sleeves’. Here is what they have said. “People with dementia often find fiddling with material a helpful way to relieve feelings of …
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By Martyn Sibley I’ve recently been to Valencia for my #accessibletourism work. The following photo is of the inside of the beautiful San Nicolas church. San Nicholas Church This time I would like to talk about consistently …
Continue readingAN INTERVIEW WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY’S EMMA VOGELMANN
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity for the 70,000 people living with muscle wasting conditions in the UK. They bring together people affected by more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions. …
Continue readingDISABILITY HATE CRIMES SURGE!
Figures obtained by the charity United Response show Disability hate crimes in England and Wales surged by a third last year. 32 of the 43 police forces which responded to a Freedom of Information request showed a …
Continue reading#ALLin AMBASSADOR, MELISSA JOHNS, HONOURED BY THE SHAW TRUST
Melissa Johns is an actress best known for her role as ‘Imogen’ in Coronation Street. Her casting in 2017 in Coronation Street made the national press because of her disability – and highlighted the under-representation …
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During Hospice Care Week (8-14 October) the Woking & Sam Beare Hospice have been out and about asking what hospice care really means. The Woking & Sam Beare Hospice teamed up with Radio Jackie who interviewed some …
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