The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) is setting up a new taskforce to further examine the issue of brain injury diseases in football. The PFA has been criticised for a lack of support by families of …
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EMPLOYMENT – YOUR DISABILITY RIGHTS
Employment It’s against the law for employers to discriminate against you because of a disability. The Equality Act 2010 protects you and covers areas including: application forms interview arrangements aptitude or proficiency tests job offers …
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This is Sam’s (campaigner for Leonard Cheshire) story about her rail experience. Covid-19 has had a big impact on rail travel, with new rules on how we get on board. I want to share my …
Continue readingCAN A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA MOVE OUT OF A CARE HOME DURING CORONAVIRUS?
From the Alzheimer’s Society Can a person with dementia move out of a care home during coronavirus? As a loved one of a person in residential care, you may be considering whether it is better …
Continue reading“MY DISABLED WORLD” – AN UPDATE
Our “My Disabled World” poetry has finished .. on the 31st October. Our judges are now going through all the poems with the results due in early December. As a reminder here are the details …
Continue readingPOETS FOR CHANGE – A POSSIBLE NEW MOVEMENT?
POETS FOR CHANGE info@disabilitytalk.co.uk This is for all those poets who entered our “My Disabled World” poetry competition, and for all of those who may do so in future competitions .. we would like to …
Continue readingCITIZENS ADVICE HAS HELPED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE WITHUNIVERSAL CREDIT SINCE MARCH
From Citizens Advice Alongside the latest ONS employment and DWP data, Citizens Advice has released new figures showing it has supported more than a quarter of a million people with advice on Universal Credit since …
Continue reading“PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA HAVE BEEN THE LAST TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS PANDEMIC”
From the Alzhiemer’s Society Janet’s story: ‘People with dementia have been the last to be considered in this pandemic’ Janet moved in with her mum, Dorothy, who has mixed dementia, to become her sole carer. …
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From Martyn Sibley The days and weeks and months are passing quicker than ever. While I’m desperately missing work events and accessible tourism projects, lockdown certainly hasn’t left me bored! Purple Goat passed its 6 …
Continue readingSHIELDERS TOLD TO SHIELD BUT – ONLY UP TO A POINT
FROM DISABILITY RIGHTS UK Shielders told to shield – but only up to a point A second lockdown is now running from 5 November to 2 December. New guidance has been issued to shielders, but falls …
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