Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision: By Dr. Craig Johnston & Simon Bradford. Dr. Craig Johnston is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing; University of …
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BLUE BADGE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO CHANGE
After a consultation in 2018, the government confirmed that it will be extending the Blue Badge eligibility criteria to include people with non-visible impairments including dementia and autism. The date the legislation will come into …
Continue readingTHE ENABLE FUND FOR ELECTED OFFICE
The Enabled Fund for Elected Office – 19 applicants to the Fund already elected into local government office. The EnABle Fund for Elected Office Afzal Khan, MP with Disability Rights UK’s Anna Denham at Portcullis …
Continue readingTOP FOOTBALLERS TAKE #KICKUPCHALLENGE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH
From the Charity ‘Young Minds’ Hundreds of people across the country, including a string of top footballers, have taken part in the #KickUpChallenge since its launch in early May. The social media challenge was set …
Continue readingTHE PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT
The Mental Health Foundation asks whether the pressure to be perfect is crushing young lives .. and, if it is, should we not be helping to relieve it? From the ‘Mental Health Foundation’ They stated; “Last year, …
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Melissa Johns (Imogen in Coronation Street) leads the way in raising money for charity TripleC which she co-founded with another Coronation Street Star, Izzy Armstrong (played by Cherylee Houston). This Sunday (19th May) she leads …
Continue readingHS2: THE CASE AGAINST GETS MORE OBVIOUS BY THE DAY!
We sincerely believe that HS2 (estimated to cost £56bn and rising?) should be scrapped and the money better spent on making our railways more accessible. That means converting all the stations wherever possible to becoming …
Continue reading“YOU’RE MORE THAN A REFLECTION”
A powerful spoken word poem performed by Priscila Hernandez for Mental Health Foundation. Priscila Hernandez is a 24 year old spoken word artist from South London. Her poetry entails a powerful expression of her own …
Continue readingOUR DEMENTIA CHOIR WITH VICKY McCLURE
By Courtesy of the Alzheimer’s Society Vicky McClure’s gran was diagnosed with vascular dementia at the age of 75, and lived with the disease until her death in 2015. Inspired by her memory, Line of …
Continue readingBODY IMAGE CONCERNS ‘MAKING PEOPLE SUICIDAL’
From a survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation Their survey suggests that concerns about body image are making large numbers of people depressed and suicidal. The poll of 4,500 adults found a third had …
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