A survey of nearly 100 deaf and disabled musicians across the UK have spoken out about some of the country’s venues. And the findings point to the frequent failing of some of these event sites …
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ADI, BECKY & NANCY – THREE TRULY INSPIRING STORIES
Adi’s Story Adi, who lost 95% of his vision from the age of 12, shared his experience of living with Retinitis pigmentosa in his film. He used the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to stand up …
Continue readingDIRECTING, DISABILITY & INCLUSION – DIANA ELIZABETH JORDAN
Diana Elizabeth Jordan is a disabled actress (S.W.A.T, CBS) and now a Director after making her directing debut for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. Diana said she is thrilled and ‘over the moon’ with happiness …
Continue readingTRAILBLAZERS HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR NEW CAMPAIGN ON DISABLED WOMEN’S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
From Trailblazers “We know through personal stories that women in wheelchairs are not getting equal access to healthcare. They struggle to get contraception, regular cervical cancer screenings and mammograms.” Dr. Sarah Floud, a lead researcher …
Continue readingIS MENTAL ILL HEALTH PREVENTABLE?
By The Mental Health Foundation In their latest Mental Health Foundation podcast, Bethan asks Dr. Antonis Kousoulis the BIG questions about mental health: How has our view on mental health problems changed over the …
Continue readingWERE YOU INSPIRED BY SUNDAY’S LONDON MARATHON?
The Leonard Cheshire charity wonders who was inspired by Sunday’s London marathon? And asks whether you have ever dreamed of crossing that famous finishing line? Well if you did have a dream to run in the London …
Continue readingCAN YOU BUY SUPPLEMENTS TO PREVENT OR TREAT DEMENTIA?
This what the Alzheimer’s Society has to say. “We examine the truth behind the sale of supplements, vitamins, products and therapies that claim to prevent or treat dementia, or boost memory.” “It is common to …
Continue readingSPENDING ON ROUGH SLEEPERS PLUMMETS BY £5BN!
Council spending on single homelessness is ‘down by £5bn since 2009’. Analysis for St. Mungo’s and Homeless Link found this to be the case as councils faced central government funding cuts, with services like these …
Continue readingWE WOULD LIKE 6 WHEELCHAIR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US PROVE THE FOLLY OF HS2
HS2 is estimated to cost £56bn! – with some thinking it could exceed £100bn! That’s a staggering amount of money which we feel should be better used by making the rail network more accessible. And …
Continue readingWHY DOES DEMENTIA AFFECT SLEEP?
Is it typical for people with dementia to sleep a lot during the day? By the Alzheimer’s Society People with dementia, especially those in the later stages, can often spend a lot of time sleeping. …
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