We are pleased to give FITZROY (Love4Life) our support in their aim to raise £8,000. And actually, they only need to raise £4,000, as every penny donated is doubled! So let’s all go for it! …
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MR. WILLIAMS – A VERY SPECIAL HORSE!
Named after Robbie Williams, Mr. Williams is a mechanical horse helping disabled riders at a Cumbria riding school to gain confidence in the saddle. Mr. Williams has been part of the equine team at ‘Happy …
Continue readingTACKLING INJUSTICE AND REDUCING STIGMA
A new £15 million programme will see up to 1 million people trained in basic mental health “first aid” skills.The programme will improve personal resilience and help people recognise and respond effectively to signs of …
Continue readingLET’S GET ‘DISABILITY CONFIDENT’ MOVING
We have commented before on the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme and listed the 21 FTSE 100 companies that have signed up. But, as we said, that means a massive 79 of our largest companies haven’t! We’re …
Continue readingA BUDGET OF QUOTATIONS
Jeremy Corbyn Labour Leader A lot will be no better off and the misery many are in continues. Caroline Abrahams, AGE UK The budget’s failure to acknowledge the enormous social problems facing social care is …
Continue readingTHE FINANCIAL INEQUALITY OF DISABILITY
A report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has established that the impact of changes to all tax, social security and public spending reforms are hitting the poorest and the disabled most …
Continue readingAC/DC STAR DIES OF DEMENTIA
Malcolm Young, guitarist with the rock band AC/DC, has died at 64 after a battle with dementia. He founded the Australian band, best known for the hit ‘Highway to Hell’, with his brother Angus in …
Continue readingPROOF OF THE PURPLE POUND
By Martyn Sibley Yesterday Airbnb completed the acquisition of Accomable. An accessible travel business I co-founded in 2015 with Srin. What started as an idea between two household friends, has ended up a game changer …
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As the founder of Disability Talk I am extremely pleased and proud to announce the launch of CARITAS WWW.CARITASPRODUCTS.COM And for more information on how to partipate: info@disabilitytalk.co.uk It has taken 18 months of development to …
Continue readingBILL GATES DONATES £38 MILLION TO BEAT DEMENTIA
Bill Gates, the software billionaire, has said he will invest in a British dementia fund set up to accelerate the search for a cure. The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) was launched by the Government and …
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