Having been a wheelchair model from an early age, Samanta has always felt frustrated by the lack of luxurious clothing available for disabled people. Working as an advocate for inclusion within the fashion industry, Samanta …
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SOMETHING EXCITING IS COMING BACK: #HelloYellow 2019
The Young Minds Charity remind us that Summer is finally here. But it’ll be World Mental Health Day before you know it. And they’ve asked people to join them for #HelloYellow on Thursday 10th October and get involved in raising …
Continue readingTHINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT CALCIUM?
By Lisa Williams “Perhaps I could tell you a story about myself? My name is Lisa Williams and I founded Happy Happy Vegan. I’m sure my story will resonate with a few of you out there!” …
Continue readingDEMENTIA CARE: THE CRISIS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
From the Alzheimer’s Society We recently (9th July) held a parliamentary photo exhibition highlighting the human cost of the social care crisis to MPs. Here are a few of the photos from the exhibition. And …
Continue readingHAPPY HAPPY VEGAN: A HUGE GLOBAL RESOURCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
By Lisa Williams, founder of ‘Happy Happy Vegan’. Lisa Williams is a long-term vegan who thought there simply wasn’t enough straight forward information on the net for those interested in living a plant-based life. And …
Continue readingDISABILITY TALK EXCLUSIVE! – JEREMY HUNT SPEAKS TO US ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
DISABILITY TALK EXCLUSIVE! On the 19th June this year, we published an article about homelessness (if you were Prime Minister how would you remedy the UK’s homelessness problems?) and asked both the Tory Leadership Contenders to …
Continue readingLATEST NEWS FROM FITZROY: TRANSFORMING LIVES
From the FITZROY Charity Dillon taking his first steps in 20 years Even when Abi, Dillon’s support worker, isn’t at work, she is still thinking about other things she can try with Dillon and the …
Continue readingTHIS SUMMER COMING TO A KITCHEN NEAR YOU
Leonard Cheshire ask: Do you want to give rise to the occasion this summer and join them for their baking egg-travaganza Give and Bake? So why not grab your friends and start mixing, kneading and whipping and …
Continue readingJELLY DROPS SWEETS TO TACKLE DEHYDRATION IN DEMENTIA
Inspired by his grandmother Pat, Lewis Hornby invented bright, bite-sized sweets to tackle dehydration in people living with dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is delighted to be partnering with the team behind Jelly Drops to help bring their fantastic …
Continue readingCORRECTING DISABILITY BENEFITS WILL COST THE TAXPAYER £1 BILLION!
£1 BILLION! How much of this money could have gone to disabled people suffering from austerity cuts? The Government has taken on an extra 400 staff and redeployed another 400, meaning that 1,200 people will …
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