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Clothing Range For Diabetic Women

Same Difference / June 23, 2017 at 11:41 AM 38 views

You’ve heard of plus-size, tall and petite, but have you ever heard of clothes for women with diabetes? Budding fashion designer Natalie Balmain has type 1 diabetes and created a range of clothes which she says will help women manage…

Kadeena Cox’s Stolen Gold Medals Found

Same Difference / June 22, 2017 at 11:36 AM 34 views

Double Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox says two of her medals have been handed in to police after being stolen from her car earlier this month. The 26-year-old from Leeds claimed gold in the T37 women’s 100m, and T35-38 4x100m relay…

Nigel Ackland

Same Difference / June 21, 2017 at 8:00 AM 48 views

Nigel Ackland lost his arm in a factory accident in the UK a few years ago. Now he is visiting Russia to show his robotic hand, one of the most sophisticated prosthetics in the world.

TEN YEARS!!!

Same Difference / June 20, 2017 at 11:00 PM 77 views

Regular readers will know I don’t usually write such shouty headlines. But this time I can’t help myself. I never thought I’d be sitting here today, writing a post with that title on this site. But yes, it’s true. Ten…

How Do We Include Disabled Cyclists?

Same Difference / June 20, 2017 at 2:15 PM 96 views

Last week, my charity Wheels for Wellbeing published the results of a national survey of disabled cyclists which is, to our knowledge, the first of its kind. The results largely confirmed our suspicions, including that disabled cyclists – though part…

Why One Deaf Msn Didn’t Vote Until His 40s

Same Difference / June 19, 2017 at 12:26 PM 59 views

The podcast this week dives into some of the stats and happenings around disability at the 2017 General Election with two interesting guests. Click here to read a transcript. “Deaf people were more engaged than during any other election,” says…

Huge Fall In DLA To PIP Reassessments

Same Difference / June 18, 2017 at 11:45 PM 101 views

With many thanks to Benefits And Work.   The number of disability living allowance (DLA) claimants being forced to apply for personal independence payment (PIP) has plummeted, DWP statistics released this week show. The DWP have said only that they…

Coronation Street’s Johnny Connor Diagnosed With MS

Same Difference / June 15, 2017 at 4:26 PM 72 views

Our editor is sad to read that the actor can’t see how this won’t lead to his exit. She is passionate about soaps exploring disability on screen, and strongly dislikes exit storylines that start with characters becoming disabled. Coronation Street…

Blind Gamer Trying To Make Gaming Accessible At E3

Same Difference / June 15, 2017 at 4:07 PM 62 views

As the biggest video gaming expo of the year continues, BBC Click’s Kathleen Hawkins meets one gamer who feels let down by the industry. Even the most successful games, with multi-million pound budgets, are not fully accessible to disabled gamers.…

Southern Launch, Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers

Same Difference / June 14, 2017 at 11:00 PM 81 views

Same Difference was offline yesterday. I was attending the Southern Launch of the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers in Central London. I met up with some friends of the site, and learnt many interesting and useful things about diversity and…

PIP Assessor: “Do You Have Friends?”

Same Difference / June 13, 2017 at 2:41 PM 74 views

‘So Rob, do you have friends?” I’m wondering what on earth Sharon (not her real name) thinks she might be looking at as she gazes at me. She’s had around seven days of training before this and now, in my…

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