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KEEPING ACTIVE WITH YOUR LUNG CONDITION

On March 4, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

If you have a lung condition, being active can help to improve your quality of life and help you manage your condition. There are many different ways to be active. You can increase everyday activities …

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DONNA GILES – DEALING WITH STRESS

On March 3, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, Guest Commentators, News

DEALING WITH STRESS – FROM OUR NEW BLOGGER, DONNA GILES When I, yet again, found myself in subventricular tachycardia that appeared to relate very directly to the stress I was under at the time, I …

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FIGHTING FOR CLEANER AIR

On February 28, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Today we’re launching a brand-new report, Zoning in on Clean Air, revealing that an estimated 24 million people across the UK are still breathing in air that exceeds legal limits of air pollution.     …

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RESPITE CARE FOR UNPAID CARERS – PETITION

On February 25, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Would you please consider signing our PETITION calling for a £25m annual fund to provide extra ‘respite breaks’ for unpaid carers?   THE PETITION “Create a £25million annual fund to pay for respite breaks for …

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INTRODUCING OUR NEW BLOGGER – DONNA GILES

On February 24, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Hi, I’m Donna, I am a mother, a wife, a daughter/daughter-in-law and a sister/sister-in-law. I also like to think I am a campaigner & fundraiser. I was born with a complex congenital cardiac condition – …

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SHARING THE LOVE

On February 22, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From ‘Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust’ Hannah on finding love after cervical cancer I was diagnosed with 1b1 cervical cancer the day before my 31st birthday. At the time I was single and didn’t have any …

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A SURVEY FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAYS CONCERNING DISABLED MOTORISTS

On February 21, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

National Highways has launched a survey to ask disabled motorists how their services can be improved, and the motorways made more accessible. The survey will take around 10 minutes to complete and as a thank …

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8,000 PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S PAY FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS

On February 17, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From ‘Parkinson’s UK’ Are you one of the 8,000 people with Parkinson’s who currently pay for their prescriptions in England?   If so, can you help us by sharing your thoughts on the charge? We’re …

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THERE SHE GOES ….

On February 16, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

A Poem by Donna Giles She moves ahead, meandering along the path. I see her head above the headrest. Woolly hat moving, no veering off the track. I watch the big wheels that are propelling …

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CELEBRATING LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP ON VALENTINE’S DAY

On February 14, 2023 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

FROM ‘FITZROY’ Today we are celebrating the members, volunteers and staff who all make up our Love4Life friendship and dating network for people with learning disabilities and autism. Love4Life members tell us they are happier, less …

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