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RUNNING THE 10K MANCHESTER RUN TOR TRIPLE C

On May 17, 2019 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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HS2: THE CASE AGAINST GETS MORE OBVIOUS BY THE DAY!

On May 17, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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 …

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“YOU’RE MORE THAN A REFLECTION”

On May 16, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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 …

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OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR WITH VICKY McCLURE

On May 15, 2019 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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BODY IMAGE CONCERNS ‘MAKING PEOPLE SUICIDAL’

On May 14, 2019 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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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Shopping+giving: Coming to your favourite charity shortly!

On May 12, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Its been over 6 months in the build but our online shopping platform Shopping+giving will be launching very shortly. It’s not like any other online portal as its been designed to ‘mimic’ a charity’s own site. …

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DISABLED MUSICIANS SPEAK OUT ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AT UK VENUES

On May 10, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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

On May 8, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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 …

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DIRECTING, DISABILITY & INCLUSION – DIANA ELIZABETH JORDAN

On May 5, 2019 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

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 …

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TRAILBLAZERS HAVE LAUNCHED THEIR NEW CAMPAIGN ON DISABLED WOMEN’S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

On May 4, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

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 …

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