This ‘blog’ has been contributed by Barry Horne who is the Chief Executive of English Federation of Disability Sport. “The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is a passionate advocate for activity and the many benefits it brings …
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‘AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST’
In an earlier article we launched our campaign to replace a Political Party’s Manifesto with a Legally Binding Contract .. see Election Manifesto .. or Legally Binding Contract? What prompted our campaign was the number of …
Continue readingWHY SCHOOL LET ME DOWN
My name is Rebecca Dann and last year I won Disability Talk’s A World Of Unfairness” photographic competition. And my prize was presented to me by Professor Stephen Hawking. When I was 12 I believe, I took …
Continue readingSHARED SPACES DISPUTE
Maria Miller, the Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee has added her views to the growing controversy with regard to access for disabled people within the built environment. She said, “”Disabled people have …
Continue reading‘MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS’ IN SCOTLAND
Former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has claimed there is now a ‘full-blown’ mental health emergency’ in Scotland. This follows after the ‘Cottage Family Centre’ in Kirkaldy announced it is to hire its own mental health …
Continue readingBLOOD PRESSURE TESTING AT THE CHECKOUT?
NHS chiefs have said that blood pressure testing must become more routine if we are to prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes. This could mean testing taking place at work and at supermarket checkouts. …
Continue readingOFFICE LIFESTYLE CAN INCREASE RISK OF EARLY DEATH
Researchers are suggesting that a desk job can almost double the risk of a premature death. People who sat for long periods were up to twice as likely to die over the next four years, …
Continue readingPROSTITUTION AND THE DISABLED
Lorraine Kelly, in her SUN column, wrote about how she felt it was wrong that Katie Price was even thinking about hiring a prostitute for her son Harvey. But she agreed that being disabled shouldn’t …
Continue readingCAN EYE TESTS SPOT DEMENTIA?
It is possible that a simple eye test could detect the early signs of dementia. US researchers have found that that the thinning of the outer retina indicates frontotemporal dementia which mainly effects the front …
Continue readingUSE OF STRONG PAINKILLERS DOUBLES
Prescriptions of strong painkillers in England has doubled over the past 15 years increasing fears of addiction. One in Twenty people were prescribed opioid painkillers, such as codeine and tramadol, in 2015 – twice the …
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