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By Patrick Young from America “Individuals with disabilities such as impaired vision or motor skills face unique challenges in the workforce. This can make finding fitting employment difficult. The US Bureau of Labour Statistics reports …

Update from the Employers Team at ‘Time to Change’ “For many, Christmas is an exciting celebration. But for the 1 in 4 people with a mental illness, it may be a time of sadness or …

We are currently putting together a report on how rented bikes, left on pavements, blown over and casually leant up against shop windows can be a very real hazard to blind, visually impaired and vulnerable …

From ‘Disabled Living’ “We spoke to Elin, owner of award-winning disability and lifestyle blog, “My Blurred World.” Elin Williams “She shares her journey and motivational messages on social media to empower others who are visually impaired.” …

From Daniel Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy daniel@visualisetrainingandconsultancy.co.uk Daniel Williams takes a look at the challenges people with disabilities encounter when choosing to travel by rail and offers some potential solutions to make it …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s society’ “Mum knows every nook and cranny of her home, I promised I wouldn’t move her.” Jag and her mum, who has dementia, live 200 miles apart. Like so many others, Jag …

From Scleroderma & Raynard’s UK “We’re setting ourselves the goal of raising £5,000 this holiday period, and so far our generous supporters have already given over £2,500 so we are halfway there! You can help …

The Office for National Statistics has released a series of datasets exploring the experience of disabled people in the UK, drawn from existing surveys and datasets. The data covers 7 different areas: Disability and well-being Disability …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ “Is it acceptable to lie – ever? Or should we just tell the brutal truth – always? Our dementia expert Tim Beanland weighs up the evidence. The questions people living with …

On Monday 2nd December Social Work England took over from the ‘Health and Care Professions Council’ as the new specialist regulator for the profession. Social work is about people and social workers who support millions of people …