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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – A SELECTION OF THE FIFTEEN ‘MOST LIKED’ POEMS (2)

On December 16, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Here are five of the 15 ‘most liked’ poems VIRGIN MEDIA ARE JOINT SPONSORS OF “MY DISABLED WORLD” Over the course of the next few days we will be publishing the other 5 poems ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. …

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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – A SELECTION OF THE ‘MOST LIKED’ POEMS (1)

On December 14, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Here are the 15 ‘most liked’ poems VIRGIN MEDIA ARE JOINT SPONSORS OF “MY DISABLED WORLD” ………………………………….. LADY IN A WHEELCHAIR – INVISIBLE OR WHAT? Look at me                …

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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – THE RESULTS!

On December 10, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

“My Disabled World” – The Results! VIRGIN MEDIA ARE JOINT SPONSORS OF “MY DISABLED WORLD” In what has been an incredible competition it has proved unbelievably difficult for our judges to make their selections. One …

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SPREADING THE NEWS ABOUT FITZROY’S ‘LOVE4LIFE’

On December 7, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From FITZROY This last year has given all of us a taste of lockdown boredom and loneliness. But the harsh reality is that many people with learning disabilities or autism have felt this their entire …

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‘CARERS WALES’ FEELS THAT UNPAID CARERS “SHOULD BE PRIORTISED FOR VACCINE”

On December 4, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Unpaid carers should have the Covid-19 vaccine at the same time as health and social care workers, a charity said. Carers Wales warned 680,000 carers in Wales would be “really disappointed” not to be among …

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“MY DISABLED WORLD” – WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS SHORTLY: MORE INFORMATION

On December 1, 2020 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The judges votes are in and are being independently checked. We aim to announce the 12 winners next week. We received 126 poems in total and the standard of poetry has been breathtakingly high. Albeit …

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ELIN WILLIAMS NAMED IN BBC 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN

On November 29, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

“My eyes might be deteriorating – but my determination never will” When Elin Williams was registered as severely sight impaired/blind aged 12, she looked online for other teenagers in a similar situation. She found lots …

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2021 THEME ANNOUNCED

On November 27, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From the Mental Health Foundation MHAW 2021 will run from Monday 10th May until Sunday 16th May 2021. The theme for the week will be “Nature and the Environment” which we hope will inspire a public conversation similar to …

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THE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER’S ASSOCIATION (PFA) IS SETTING UP A NEW TASKFORCE TO EXAMINE BRAIN INJURY DISEASES

On November 25, 2020 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) is setting up a new taskforce to further examine the issue of brain injury diseases in football. The PFA has been criticised for a lack of support by families of …

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EMPLOYMENT – YOUR DISABILITY RIGHTS

On November 23, 2020 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Employment It’s against the law for employers to discriminate against you because of a disability. The Equality Act 2010 protects you and covers areas including: application forms interview arrangements aptitude or proficiency tests job offers …

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