LET’S GET ‘DISABILITY CONFIDENT’ MOVING
We have commented before on the 'Disability Confident' scheme and listed the 21 FTSE 100 companies that have signed up. But, as we said,...
A BUDGET OF QUOTATIONS
Jeremy Corbyn Labour Leader
A lot will be no better off and the misery many are in continues.
Caroline Abrahams, AGE UK
The budget's failure to acknowledge...
THE FINANCIAL INEQUALITY OF DISABILITY
A report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has established that the impact of changes to all tax, social security and...
AC/DC STAR DIES OF DEMENTIA
Malcolm Young, guitarist with the rock band AC/DC, has died at 64 after a battle with dementia.
He founded the Australian band, best known for...
PROOF OF THE PURPLE POUND
By Martyn Sibley
Yesterday Airbnb completed the acquisition of Accomable. An accessible travel business I co-founded in 2015 with Srin. What started as an idea...
IF YOU ARE A CHARITY AND WANT TO RAISE SIGNIFICANT FUNDS .. THEN PLEASE...
As the founder of Disability Talk I am extremely pleased and proud to announce the launch of CARITAS
WWW.CARITASPRODUCTS.COM
And for more information on how to...
BILL GATES DONATES £38 MILLION TO BEAT DEMENTIA
Bill Gates, the software billionaire, has said he will invest in a British dementia fund set up to accelerate the search for a cure.
The...
CARE CHARITIES FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
Social care for vulnerable adults is under threat following the ruling that minimum pay rates apply - even for 'sleep-in' shifts. And a lot...
FOOTBALL, HEADING & DEMENTIA
The English Football Association (FA) wants the governing world body (FIFA) to investigate the possible links of heading footballs and dementia.
This comes after its...
MADELINE IRWIN – BREAKING THE DISABILITY STIGMA
Although she didn't win (The Miss Washington Pageant) Madeline Irwin went on stage and used her disability as a platform to break the negative...
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BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA
From the 'Alzheimer's Society'
If you are living with dementia, or caring for someone with the condition, you may be eligible for some benefits if...