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The judges votes are in and are being independently checked. We aim to announce the 12 winners next week. We received 126 poems in total and the standard of poetry has been breathtakingly high. Albeit …

“My eyes might be deteriorating – but my determination never will” When Elin Williams was registered as severely sight impaired/blind aged 12, she looked online for other teenagers in a similar situation. She found lots …

From the Mental Health Foundation MHAW 2021 will run from Monday 10th May until Sunday 16th May 2021. The theme for the week will be “Nature and the Environment” which we hope will inspire a public conversation similar to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …