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DECIDING WHAT PATH TO TAKE AFTER EDUCATION

On February 24, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From Elin Williams – ‘My Blurred World’ DECIDING WHAT PATH TO TAKE AFTER EDUCATION Elin [AD] | This post is a paid for advertorial in collaboration with Welsh Government to celebrate Apprenticeship Week 2021. Make a …

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COVID-19 AND THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE

On February 22, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Open Statement from Disabled People’s Organisations and Allies – February 2021 Coronavirus has hit disabled people hard. 60% of deaths from coronavirus have been those of Disabled People. Disabled People have struggled to access healthcare, …

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HELPING TACKLE TOXIC AIR

On February 19, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From ‘Asthma UK’ We have recently published our new report that found toxic air is surrounding thousands of our care homes, hospitals, schools, and GP surgeries – unnecessarily putting millions of children, people with lung …

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THE MIND/BODY SPLIT

On February 17, 2021 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

From Elin Williams .. ‘My Blurred World’ THE MIND/BODY SPLIT Elin As a chronically ill workaholic, I have a slight problem. My mind and my body don’t always cooperate. One races through the to-do list,  …

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“I NEED SOME PROPER CONTACT WITH DAD IN HIS CARE HOME”

On February 15, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ “I need to have some proper contact with my dad in his care home” – Rebecca’s story. Rebecca’s dad, John Carthy, who has dementia, went into a care home at the …

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TEENAGERS’ MENTAL HEALTH IN THE PANDEMIC

On February 12, 2021 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ “Younger teenagers’ experiences of the pandemic have had little research attention but today I wanted to share the Mental Health Foundation’s findings of its ongoing study of British 13-19 year-olds, in partnership with Professor Ann John …

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THE DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS: LAURA BEATTIE & ‘THIS IS VISIBILITY’

On February 10, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

“My name is Laura and I am the founder of ‘This is Visibility’. As someone who has Cystic Fibrosis and currently waiting for a double lung transplant, I wanted to create a community to raise …

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WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, PATIENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO QUIT SMOKING

On February 8, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From the ‘British Lung Foundation’ With the right support from doctors, nurses and pharmacists, people are much more likely to quit smoking for good. We recently carried out research into how many GPs have been …

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AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE CEO OF DISABILITY RIGHTS UK

On February 5, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From Kamran Mallick – an open letter from the CEO of Disability Rights UK OVER 100,000 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS TWO THIRDS OF DEATHS ARE DISABLED PEOPLE’S “Last week marks the sobering milestone that the UK …

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WHY WE NEED MORE DISABILITY REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOOKSHELVES

On February 3, 2021 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From Elin Williams .. ‘My Blurred World’ WHY WE NEED MORE DISABILITY REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOOKSHELVES Elin Something you might not know about me – but you will absolutely gage through some of the content …

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