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HEALTH & CARE – THE GOVERNMENT’S PREPARATION FOR A ‘NO DEAL’

On August 28, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, has written a letter to ‘colleagues’ about the Government’s preparation for a March 2019 ‘No Deal’ scenario. Here is some of what he had to say. “The …

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HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS EILEEN GRUBBA SPEARHEADING OUR #ALLin MOVEMENT IN THE USA

On August 27, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Eileen Grubba is not only an #ALLin Ambassador but she’s also us helping build our movement worldwide. Well known for her roles in Wild Oats & A Winter Rose (Film) and Game of Silence, Criminal Minds, Hung, Sons …

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DISABILITY & BREXIT .. HOW COULD IT EFFECT DISABLED PEOPLE?

On August 27, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, the former Paralympian, together with others, has written an ‘open’ letter to the Independent that warns of the “chaotic, uncertain and discordant” atmosphere surrounding the Brexit negotiations – and that these negotiations could be “psychologically …

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KEELY CAT WELLS – AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY

On August 25, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Keely Cat Wells is an actress, singer, dancer and an inspirational role model. Because, behind the glittering career she has built, this beautiful young lady wears a stoma. It hasn’t stopped her drive to become successful …

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JULIE’S STORY AND THE MEMORY WALK

On August 25, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

After Julie’s mum was diagnosed with dementia in 2017, she decided to quit her job and care for her mum full-time. Along with her husband Andrew, and her dog Maisy, Julie took part in MEMORY WALK …

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SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB SCORES FOR SCOPE!

On August 24, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Southampton Football Club will, this Saturday (25th August 2018), wear a one-off kit featuring the SCOPE logo. Virgin Media will pass over their shirt sponsorship for this Saturday afternoon ( kick off 3.00pm) for the …

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HAVE WHEELCHAIR? WANT TO TRAVEL?

On August 23, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

We put this question to the London Deputy Mayor for Transport, Ms. Heidi Alexander, and this is what she had to say. “The accessibility of the public transport system remains one of the mayor’s (Sadiq …

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PARALYMPIAN JOINS STRICTLY

On August 22, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Paralympian Lauren Steadman has been revealed as the 13th celebrity to sign up for this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. Lauren, 25, who won silver in the paratriathion at the 2016 Rio Games, follows sprinter Jonnie …

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THIS TAKES REAL COURAGE! ABSEILING FOR CHARITY

On August 21, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Fear of heights isn’t stopping Fareham’s Lorna Payne from raising funds from her sponsored abseil down the Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower on 27th August. Undaunted by her lifelong terrors, she has pledged every penny to the British …

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WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE?

On August 20, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

With the world at her feet, Kate Cross, the England bowler, seemed to have everything going for her as an international cricketer. She was a record breaker. She had become one of the first 18 …

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