Tips about driving after a dementia diagnosis – and stopping Driving advice from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members. Safe driving uses many complex skills that we often don’t …
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THE ART OF FUNDRAISING – A FREE WORKSHOP VIA ZOOM
It’s the start of a New Year and a time when people think about the year ahead. For those of us who care about someone with Rett syndrome and want to make a difference to …
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Grief is the term used to describe the feelings you have after someone has died. Grief is different for everyone but experiencing grief for the first time as a child or young person can present …
Continue readingWHY IS THIS CHAIR EMPTY? SHOULDN’T A DEDICATED MINISTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLE BE SITTING HERE?
Even the Government’s own figures acknowledge that the disabled community in the UK is huge. And yet they haven’t appointed a dedicated Minister for Disabled People. The latest estimates from the Department for Work and …
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Written by Georgina Smerald Georgina carries out research for Sense to help understand the experiences of people with complex disabilities. …………………………………………………. Yesterday the Government announced that it has downgraded the Minister for Disabled People. The …
Continue readingTHE FEELING OF RELIEF WAS HUGE
My name is Richard Tate and I’d like to share my story with you. I’m an 83-year-old actor from Liverpool with three children. When I was in my sixties, I was diagnosed with leukaemia. In …
Continue readingLIFE IS NEVER EASY
“Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice and to liberty.” …
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The education reform agenda has been built on choice. But those at the bottom of the economic pyramid often have the least control over their educational experience. A new report by Andrew Lewer MP identifies …
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YOUNG SIBLINGS AND CHRISTMAS
Christmas holidays are just around the corner, and we know that whilst young siblings might really love the festivities and fun this time of year brings, they might find things a bit tricky too. Siblings …
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