It is estimated that over 10% of British men have paid for sex at least once. And that would mean over 200,000 disabled men have used the services of an escort. But statistics can be …
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Social care could implode within months
A massive financial problem is looming for about 200 charities, including MENCAP, after HMRC demanded 6 years of back pay for home helps. The black hole being quoted could be as much as £400 million. …
Continue readingLorraine Kelly – Katie Price is wrong to want to hire a prostitute for son Harvey
Lorraine Kelly recently wrote in The Sun that despite Katie’s undeniable strong motherly love, her remarks were shocking and seedy. Katie Price has claimed that she was thinking about hiring a sex worker for her disabled son Harvey when …
Continue readingMP with disability forced to miss Commons debates because of ‘lack of seats’
Disabled Labour MP for Sheffield, Jared O’Mara, has complained that because of his disability he cannot always find a seat. Mr. O’Mara’s victory was one of the biggest upsets of the general election .. taking the Sheffield Hallam seat …
Continue readingWhy working when you’re disabled is even harder than you think
If you are disabled many people tell us that finding a job can be very demanding. Some jobs require physical effort whilst others demand skills that have not been acquired at school. But whilst that …
Continue readingDisabled MPs goes from three to five
After the General Election the number of Disabled MPs in the House of Commons has increased from three to five. But this number still means that there are less than 1% of the parliamentary total. …
Continue readingNHS delays leave thousands facing long wait for wheelchairs
Thousands of disabled people face long delays to receive an NHS wheelchair, the first official figures on the subject show. One in five children who need a wheelchair are being forced to wait beyond the …
Continue readingEileen talks disability discrimination with Professor Stephen Hawking
It was indescribably wonderful to have the opportunity to sit beside Professor Stephen Hawking and tell him about what we are fighting for in Hollywood, which is, the inclusion and employment of people with disabilities …
Continue readingDawn Butler stands up for British Sign Language in parliament
Yesterday I made history by becoming the first member of parliament to ask a question in the House of Commons using British Sign Language (BSL). I have always fought for equality for all, and am …
Continue readingDisability benefits process is ‘inherently flawed’, MPs told
As many as four out of five cases where a claimant has been denied disability benefits are overturned on appeal because of systemic failures in the initial assessment process, MPs have heard. Frontline welfare advisers …
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