Free Webinar: Dementia, AI and simple tech tweaks to help – with Alzheimer’s Society Date & Time – Jul 10, 2024 01:00 PM in London Description Join a FREE webinar on Wednesday 10 July 2024 between 1pm – 2pm …
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AMBASSADOR FOR THE ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY, SIR TONY ROBINSON, RECORDS SPECIAL PODCAST FOR DEMENTIA ACTION WEEK
Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson joined Alzheimer’s Society Director of Research and Innovation, Fiona Carragher, in the studio to record a very special episode of the Tony Robinson Cunningcast podcast. Sir Tony Robinson’s …
Continue readingSENSORY BINGO ACTIVITY WITH ‘VICTA’ AND THE ‘WILDLIFE TRUSTS’
Try our Sensory Bingo Challenge and share your photos for a little treat from us! 30 Days Wild is here which means it’s time for the annual Sensory Bingo Challenge from VICTA and the Wildlife …
Continue readingTHE NHS WILL BEAR THE BRUNT OF CARER’S ILL-HEALTH
NHS will bear brunt of carers’ ill-health With over 10 million people in the UK aged 65 and over and the number of people aged 85 plus likely to increase dramatically over the next decade, …
Continue readingCARERS WEEK – 10th – 16th JUNE 2024
Carers Week is here All the hard work and contributions are paying off, and there’s a week full of exciting events and opportunities to look forward to where we’ll all be …
Continue readingADDRESSING MY INTERNALISED ABLEISM
‘I don’t deserve that adjustment.’ ‘I shouldn’t ask for support.’ ‘I’ll keep that thought to myself, it makes me seem negative.’ These are some of the lies I believed as truth as I navigated the …
Continue readingADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY RULING ON ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY AD
Advertising Description This Advertising Campaign attracted 235 Complaints Three TV ads and a radio ad for Alzheimer’s Society, seen and heard in March and April 2024: a. The first TV ad featured a man talking …
Continue readingA DAY IN ‘MY’ LIFE
TUESDAY 14TH MAY 2024 From Donna Giles 6.15am – up and into the day, after getting myself up and ready I am straight into the bathroom (7.45 am) greeting Cerys, who Andre has assisted out …
Continue reading‘DWP’ UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR TREATMENT OF DISABLED BENEFITS CLAIMANTS
Britain’s equality regulator has launched an investigation into the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over concerns about the treatment of some disabled benefits claimants. The investigation has been launched by the Equality and …
Continue readingWHY DISABLED PEOPLE MUST RAISE THEIR VOICES TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN HOUSING
Disability Blogger, Activist, and three times Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 awardee, Kerry Thompson discusses being shortlisted as Inclusion Champion for this year’s Women in Housing Awards, campaigning for more accessible homes with Habinteg Housing …
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