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PEDAL FOR THE PATIENTS OF THE SAM BEARE HOSPICE

On February 1, 2019 By Disability Talk In News
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$25,000 PRIZE FOR BLIND PEOPLE WITH AMBITION

On January 31, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Penny Melville-Brown OBE, who was one of the first winners of the Holman prize in 2017, urges blind people to grab the opportunity by entering this year’s competition as she feels it will give them a …

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WANTED! DISABLED PEOPLES’ EXPERIENCE OF JUSTICE

On January 27, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Disability Rights UK, in partnership with a leading research agency working both nationally and internationally, are exploring the possibility of hosting a series of focus groups to better understand the experiences of disabled people when …

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TEARFUND – DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE?

On January 25, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

From the web editor of TEARFUND, Ben Cohen “So I’m at a party and someone comes up to me and asks what do you do for a living? I say I work for a charity called Tearfund. …

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TIME TO TALK DAY 2019

On January 24, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Time to Talk day (Thursday 7th February) falls within ‘Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week’, making it the perfect time to get your school opening up to mental health. This year ‘Time to Talk Day’ is …

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CHANGING THE LAW: A PETITION SO THAT EVERYONE WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS CAN ACCESS BENEFITS QUICKLY

On January 22, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The Motor Neurone Disease Association have a petition to “Change the law so that everyone with a terminal illness can access the welfare benefits they need quickly and sensitively.” Professor Stephen Hawking HERE IS THE PETITION For …

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“I WANT TO GO HOME”

On January 21, 2019 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Advice from the Alzheimer’s Society when asked the question “I want to go home.” It is not uncommon for a person with dementia in residential care to say they want to go home. This can …

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TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH IN 2019

On January 20, 2019 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Thrive LDN is highlighting what’s happening by shining the light on young people’s mental health. SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG PEOPLE’S MENTAL HEALTH It’s Children’s Mental Health Week from Monday 4th to Sunday 10th February and Thrive LDN …

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PAUL FORD: #ALLin FOR CHANGE IN HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND

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

An interview with Paul Ford by Cori Wamsley of ‘Inspiring Lives’ Magazine. Paul Ford When actor Paul Ford was a child, he spent a lot of time watching TV – in a hospital, as he …

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THE NHS LONG TERM PLAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH

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

Ms. Isabella Goldie and Dr. Antonis Kousoulis from the Mental Health Foundation have shared their thoughts with us on the new NHS plan. 1) Spending on mental health “The NHS has committed to growing mental health spending as a proportion …

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