BBC’s Leading Lady Shorts Didn’t Represent Disability Says Sam Renke
/ August 14, 2018 at 12:13 AM
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Katie Piper Will Participate In Strictly 2018
/ August 13, 2018 at 12:11 PM
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Same Difference is thrilled to see that, after Jonnie Peacock’s 10-week run last year, Strictly have included another disabled contestant this year. We are particularly pleased to see that Katie Piper is the first contestant of this year’s group to…
The Indonesian Man Who Turned His Home Into A Special School
/ August 13, 2018 at 11:57 AM
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This Indonesian man has made it his life’s mission to educate children with disabilities. Tatang was seven years old when a surgery to improve his failing vision went wrong and robbed him of his sight altogether. “When I came home…
Talia Grant, Autistic Hollyoaks Actress, Says Autism Is A Blessing And A Curse
/ August 12, 2018 at 11:00 PM
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Actress Talia Grant describes her autism as a blessing and a curse. The 16-year-old is the first autistic actress to play an autistic character in long-running Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. Speaking on the Liverpool set, Talia says cast and crew…
Paloma Faith- Warrior- Featuring Disability Activists
/ August 10, 2018 at 2:56 PM
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Same Difference sincerely thanks Paloma Faith for this wonderful music video. It features many amazing people, but we were particularly pleased and proud to spot two friends of our site, highly respected disability activists Lucy Mason and Samantha Renke.
Kurt Yaeger On Being An Actor And An Amputee
/ August 10, 2018 at 10:46 AM
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I was a very overweight child with older brothers and I had to keep up with them. We all used to ride bikes and motorcycles together but, because they were older, I had to push myself – that’s always been…
Sex- The Last Taboo For Mental Health And LD Professionals And Patients
/ August 10, 2018 at 10:38 AM
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As a junior doctor working in psychiatry, I’m always struck by the honest answers and insight my patients share with me, offering a glimpse into how their mental health affects every aspect of their lives – from their finances and…
Freya Ridings Is Grateful For Dyslexia
/ August 9, 2018 at 11:10 PM
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Freya Ridings has been all over Radio 1 this week after her track Lost Without You was selected by Scott Mills as his tune of the week. Prior to that she was all over Love Island too, with all three…
Online Hearings For Benefits Appeals To Start This Autumn
/ August 9, 2018 at 12:21 AM
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Any thoughts on this, readers? Remote online hearings of social security appeals at the First Tier tribunal will begin this autumn in the next phase of courts modernisation, the senior president of tribunals has revealed. In a speech to the Administrative…
Jobcentre Staff Told By DWP Not To Record Number Of People They Send To Foodbanks
/ August 8, 2018 at 12:17 PM
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Jobcentre staff are told not to keep a record of the number of people they direct to foodbanks, despite appearing to send thousands of people to charities providing food parcels to hard-pressed families. A directive, issued by the Department of…
DWP Downgrades How MSPs Can Contact Them Over The Holidays
/ August 8, 2018 at 8:37 AM
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Two Crazy Stories From Airports
/ August 7, 2018 at 11:00 PM
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BBC journalist Frank Gardner was left stranded at Heathrow again. While Belfast airport turned away Steve Smithers, 48, because of his wheelchair repair kit.
Pensioners, PIP And Mobility
/ August 7, 2018 at 1:27 PM
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Universal Credit Killed My Dad, Says Grieving Daughter
/ August 7, 2018 at 12:52 AM
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Disabled Women Forced Into Surgery- Because Of Lack Of Toilets
/ August 7, 2018 at 12:30 AM
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Fi Anderson has, over the years, developed what she calls “pee math”. Through trial and error, she has learned that the only way she can be out of the house from 9am to 5pm without needing the toilet is to…
UC Claimant Not Entitled To A Break From Jobcentre For Baby Son’s Brain Surgery Says DWP
/ August 6, 2018 at 9:07 AM
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Katie Hopkins Insults Autistic People Again
/ August 5, 2018 at 11:00 PM
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Dear @BlueBadgeUK – I identify as a depressed Nigerian on Weds and I am sure I am also on the spectrum. Please can I have a badge under your new mental rules. Sorry. Mental health rules. pic.twitter.com/y3AmRXBtxC — Katie Hopkins…
Woman With IQ Of 49 Forced Into Marriage
/ August 3, 2018 at 3:52 PM
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A woman with the mental age of a seven-year-old child was married in a UK register office despite repeated warnings to police, social services and immigration officials. The forced marriage took place in 2012 after her stepfather was allegedly paid…
Swedish Police Fatally Shoot Man, 20, With Downs And Autism
/ August 3, 2018 at 2:30 PM
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A young man fatally shot by Swedish police while carrying a toy gun in Stockholm had Down’s syndrome and a form of autism, local media report. Officers opened fire on Eric Torell, 20, in response to what they described as…
Rugby Player’s Son Asked By Airline To Prove Disability
/ August 3, 2018 at 2:19 PM
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A 10-year-old disabled boy was made to prove he had a disability when an airline’s administrative error put his flight in jeopardy, says his mother. Alex Johnson said she was “appalled” with the “humiliating” treatment her son received at Split…
