Following publication of his controversial writings suggesting that some disabled people should be paid less than the minimum wage, calls have been made asking him to resign. The Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK has …
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JONNIE PEACOCK TO CHANGE PEOPLES VIEWS
Jonnie Peacock MBE, Paralympic sprint gold medallist, feels his entry into ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ can change peoples views on disability. He wants the millions and millions who watch the programme to see that having a …
Continue readingSEPSIS – THE ‘HIDDEN’ KILLER
A revealing article about Sepsis by Saira Khan is in The Sunday Mirror. Sepsis is a killer and as Ms. Khan says, “it’s the biggest killer you’ve never heard of.” Dr. Ron Daniels, founder of the …
Continue readingONLY 21 FTSE COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE DISABILITY CONFIDENT
The Minister for Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt, has challenged the FTSE Companies (100 of them) to become Disability Confident. So far only 21 have signed up and these include Marks & Spencer, BT & Royal …
Continue readingDISABILITY HATE CRIME – FACTS AND FIGURES
When compiling the facts and figures for this report we would like to extend our thanks to the Metropolitan Police for their statistics and their thoughts. What is a hate crime? Hate crimes are any …
Continue readingAI TO IDENTIFY ALZHEIMER’S
The breakthrough of using algorithms to identify the early signs of Alzheimer’s has been made by Marianna La Rocca of the University of Bari in Italy. Working with her fellow researchers she and they have …
Continue readingNAIDEX APRIL 2018 DISABILITY EXHIBITION
Naidex is Europe’s most exciting event dedicated to disability, independent living and healthcare professional sectors. In the wake of the huge success of the most recent instalment of this esteemed and long-established event, Naidex will …
Continue readingWHERE ARE THE MODELS WITH A DISABILITY?
As London Fashion Week draws to a close we would like to remind the fashion conscious public that cat walk models should be representing the wider world – and not just the size 6 sixteen …
Continue readingNHS ENGLAND HELPING DISABLED PEOPLE ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES
Aimed at supporting people with sight loss, hearing loss, autism or learning difficulties, a series of new guides have been developed to help patients use GP services on line such as book appointments, repeat their …
Continue readingTHE WILLIAM MERRITT CENTRE ANNOUNCE NEW ACCESSABILLITY EXHIBITION
The William Merritt Centre are pleased to announce the new name for their annual exhibition is the AccessAbility Exhibition. It will take place on the 11th October 2017 at the Centenary Pavilion, Leeds United Football …
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