BY MARTYN SIBLEY Through using a wheelchair, I’ve experienced lots of exclusion and prejudice. My mission is to see a world that’s inclusive for everyone. Not only for wheelchair users or disabled people. But for …
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PARENTS IN ENGLAND ARE TAKING LEGAL ACTION OVER SPECIAL NEEDS FUNDING CUTS
THE ESTIMATED COST OF HS2 IS NOW £56bn!! Parents are initiating legal action against the government over multi-million pound cuts to special needs funding in England. Two families from East Sussex and North Yorkshire with …
Continue readingTHE DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS: THE NUMBERS DON’T ADD UP!
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the government department most closely involved with disabled people – one of its Ministers is Sarah Newton, the Minister for Disabled People. And her boss is Esther McVey – criticised …
Continue readingBROADCASTERS COMMIT TO DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF DISABLED STAFF
Broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have backed plans to be ‘more inclusive’. The current level of disabled employees is just 4.5% – this compares to the national average of disability which …
Continue readingHOW WOULD A NO DEAL BREXIT AFFECT YOU?
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, returned from Salzburg and gave a passionate speech about how the EU should respect the UK. “We cannot accept anything that threatens the integrity of our union, just as they …
Continue readingLET’S SCRAP PRESCRIPTION CHARGES FOR LONG TERM-CONDITIONS
Sounds reasonable doesn’t it? But after accumulating a huge petition, handing it in to No.10 Downing Street, lobbying MPs and mounting a tremendous campaign what does the Health Minister have to say. “The Government has …
Continue readingNHS WINS LANDMARK BATTLE AGAINST DRUG COMPANIES
Three cheers for the NHS. It is reported that ‘greedy’ drug companies have lost a legal battle with the NHS over £84m extra cost of helping to save patient’s sight. This followed after GPs argued …
Continue readingDISABILITY CONFIDENT: ONLY 29 OUT OF THE 100 FTSE COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED. WE NAME THEM!
Disability Confident is a Government scheme that is about encouraging long-term behavioural change and making the business case for employing disabled people and ensuring that they have the opportunities to fulfil their potential. Government feels …
Continue reading$4OOK AWARD FOR OLIVIER BERNIER TO MAKE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HIS SON
OLIVIER BERNIER HAS BEEN AWARDED $400,000 FOR HIS FILM ABOUT HIS SON New York Film Director Olivier Bernier US Director, Olivier Bernier, has been awarded $400,000 to make a film about his personal search for …
Continue readingTOO SHORT TO CHEF: GORDON RAMSEY SAYS NO!
A teenager (Louis Makepeace) with dwarfism, who was allegedly told he was a ‘safety risk’ for a catering course, has been offered a job by Gordon Ramsey. The chef blasted the college for a ‘disgusting …
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