/ June 17, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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A press release: Submissions are now open for BBC Ouch’s fourth storytelling event hosted by Laura Lexx at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The BBC is giving disabled people and people with mental health difficulties the opportunity to submit a…
/ June 17, 2019 at 8:32 AM
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A press release from The Department For Transport: People with hidden disabilities will soon be able to access Blue Badge parking permits, thanks to the roll out of new guidance today (Saturday, June 15). For drivers or passengers with dementia,…
/ June 17, 2019 at 12:36 AM
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Paul Sinha, one of the professional quizzers on ITV’s The Chase, has revealed he has Parkinson’s disease. “I will fight this with every breath I have,” tweeted the 49-year-old comic, going on to share further details of his diagnosis in…
/ June 16, 2019 at 11:48 PM
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A blue plaque has been put up at the home of disability rights advocate Robin Cavendish MBE to honour his achievements. Mr Cavendish was 28 when he was paralysed from the neck down after being struck down by polio in…
/ June 16, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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This is quite possibly the worst assessment story I have heard so far. And readers, I’ve heard a lot of assessment stories! It deserves to be published as a post of its own and shared far and wide. It was…
/ June 14, 2019 at 9:25 AM
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The greatest moment of #BBCQT for a long, long time. Thank you @chessmartinez pic.twitter.com/1ODf6zVApE — Rachael Swindon (@Rachael_Swindon) June 13, 2019
/ June 13, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Strobe lighting at music festivals can increase the risk of epileptic seizures, researchers have warned. The Dutch team said even people who have not been diagnosed with epilepsy might be affected. Their study was prompted by the case of a…
/ June 12, 2019 at 11:15 PM
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The government has dropped its hardline refusal to accept that destitution caused by five-week waits for universal credit payments has been a major factor in forcing some women to turn to sex work. Giving evidence to the work and pensions…
/ June 12, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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An A&E consultant, a psychiatrist, and two junior doctors swap notes on being disabled in the medical profession. Emergency medicine consultant Dr Cieran McKiernan speaks on the perils of self-diagnosis. He lost his leg after failing to treat a blister…
/ June 12, 2019 at 9:12 AM
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Helen Purdon’s life was turned upside down in September 2017 when her application for personal independence payment (PIP) benefit was rejected. Purdon, 47, had been on disability living allowance (DLA) for 10 years, following a diagnosis of epilepsy, which means…
/ June 11, 2019 at 11:15 PM
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EastEnders is working with one of the most renowned autism support groups in the world on the Carters’ new storyline. In Tuesday’s (June 11) episode, Mick (Danny Dyer) and Linda (Kellie Bright) were told during a medical appointment that their…
/ June 11, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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With many thanks to Benefits And Work. Labour MP Debbie Abrahams has asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate the possible cover-up by the DWP of documents relating to the deaths of claimants, Disability News Service (DNS)…
/ June 11, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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Thousands of vulnerable patients in England are missing out on NHS funding for home care that they are legally entitled to, it is being claimed. Some families say they have spent nearly all their life savings on filling the gaps.…
/ June 10, 2019 at 11:30 PM
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Maisy is about to be able to read for the first time in years. She lost most of her vision six years ago due to a brain tumour. What vision she has, is limited to a tiny blurry circle in…
/ June 10, 2019 at 11:15 PM
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Tony Giles, who is completely blind and severely deaf, is backpacking independently around the world and has visited more than 120 countries. On his travels around Ethiopia he visits a studio containing paintings which were part of a wider exhibition…
/ June 10, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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The mother of a disabled woman who took her own life after some benefits were stopped has been given a personal apology by government officials. Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton, had some payments halted after she missed a capability assessment…
/ June 10, 2019 at 11:05 AM
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/ June 10, 2019 at 11:02 AM
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Ali Stroker has become the first person in a wheelchair to ever win a Tony Award. Stroker, 31, won the award for best featured actress in a musical on Sunday night for her role as Ado Annie in the acclaimed,…
/ June 10, 2019 at 8:47 AM
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A County Tyrone model, who strives to challenge preconceptions about Down’s syndrome, has said she was “amazed” to receive an award from the Queen. Kate Grant from Cookstown, who is 21, was recognised for her achievements in the Queen’s Birthday…
/ June 10, 2019 at 8:14 AM
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The first thing that strikes you is the calm, the light, the modern art on the walls – and then of course the food. It’s only later that you realise there is something different, and a little special, about Universo…
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