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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CHARITY COMMISSION DECIDES AGAINST PRINCE OF WALES FUND PROBE
The Charity Commission will be taking no further action surrounding the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation (PWCF), after it looked into reports of a donation of about £2.5m in cash. Last month, the Sunday Times revealed …
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Support for unpaid carers From the ‘Local Government Association’ The adult social care system could not survive without the contribution of unpaid carers who provide vital support for thousands of people every day. Councils offer …
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From Elin Williams .. My Blurred World LEARNING NOT TO LOSE MYSELF AMONGST DETERIORATION Elin A blend of orange and brown creating an undistinguishable canapé, mirrored in a canvas on the ground as the leaves …
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A LESSON IN VISION IMPAIRMENT: THE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL Elin We learn about sixteenth century monarchy, we analyse and annotate classic literature, we decode the complexity of algebra… But where does …
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From Elin Williams (My Blurred World) – @myblurredworld Elin It happens when I least expect it, when I’m absorbed by the mundanity of everyday life; making lunch, eating said lunch, stepping outside, walking into a …
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From Elin Williams – My Blurred World DONATING MY HAIR TO CHARITY Elin Something’s different… Oh, that’s right, I have 13 inches less hair! We all know how I like to utilise my blog to …
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From Elin Williams – ‘My Blurred World’ WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2021 Elin Happy New Year everyone. It feels strange to say that amidst everything that is happening in the world right now, but I …
Continue readingABOUT DISABILITY TALK – OUR AIMS, CAMPAIGNS AND HISTORY
“CHALLENGING, CHAMPIONING, CAMPAIGNING and COMPETITIONS” Disability Talk (www.disabilitytalk.co.uk) was founded in 2011 with the aim of representing and championing the ‘rights’ of disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable people. It also seeks to promote and raise the …
Continue readingAFTER BATTLING DECADES OF DISCRIMINATION, A DISABLED ACTRESS FIGHTS FOR FUTURE TALENT
2019 was Eileen Grubba’s year. New Amsterdam on NBC. Watchmen on HBO. Swat on CBS. All Rise on CBS— all popular television shows where Grubba was hired to play a role. She was busy. The work was good. And …
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