/ February 22, 2019 at 9:30 AM
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Writer Josh Barry has cerebral palsy and has spent the past nine years writing a book about his life with his nose. Because of his limited mobility and speech he previously used an array of switches connected to a computer…
/ February 22, 2019 at 12:30 AM
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With many thanks to Benefits And Work. The DWP has widened the scope of its project to check whether more claimants who were moved from incapacity benefit to ESA were given the wrong award and are due back payments. Originally,…
/ February 22, 2019 at 12:15 AM
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People with mental health issues can face discrimination when trying to rent privately, the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru (CIH) has warned. It wants better mental health information for landlords and for compulsory awareness training courses. The Residential Landlords Association…
/ February 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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With many thanks to Benefits And Work. The family of a woman who died after being refused PIP following a Capita assessment have received £10,000 in compensation for maladministration, the BBC reported today. Victoria Smith died last July, weeks after…
/ February 21, 2019 at 11:31 AM
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A visually impaired woman said she had to sell her belongings to get by as she waited 17 months to appeal a decision to refuse her disability benefits. Helpline support worker Denise Edwards, 53, was left £480 a month out…
/ February 21, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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/ February 20, 2019 at 4:04 PM
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With many thanks to Benefits And Work. Tech website The Register is reporting that the DWP are advertising for a company to develop software “that allows it to automate slurps of medical data on claimants”. Ten companies are bidding for…
/ February 20, 2019 at 3:55 PM
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A hairdresser has told how his five-year-old nephew, who was born with cerebral palsy, inspired him to create a salon in Essex for people with different disabilities. Oscar, from Wickford, suffered brain damage at birth and needs full-time support and…
/ February 20, 2019 at 1:10 PM
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Same Difference has liked Heidi Allen for some time, particularly since she did this. Here is her profile from the Independent Group website: Elected as the Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire in 2015 and again in 2017, Heidi Allen…
/ February 20, 2019 at 12:15 AM
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Virgin Atlantic has launched a Hidden Disabilities scheme across its networks. The initiative aims to make flying easier and less stressful for those who may face additional challenges when travelling. Virgin staff have undertaken specialist training to ensure they are…
/ February 20, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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This Commons Library briefing looks at how Universal Credit will affect benefit claimants who are, or were, getting the Severe Disability Premium. It covers measures which came into force in January 2019 to prevent people getting SDP from moving onto…
/ February 19, 2019 at 4:44 PM
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Deal or no deal, that’s the question on everyone’s lips right now. But for me and the 140,000 other European carers and stay-at-home parents living in the UK, it makes no odds. Either way we are being faced with separation…
/ February 19, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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Actor Sarah Gordy MBE stands on a pedestal, half-turned to face the camera. Her dress – red, sequinned, elaborate – spills and pools around her feet. Gordy’s expression, captured by fashion photographer Zuzia Zawada, is serene. The image is taken…
/ February 18, 2019 at 12:32 AM
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Stephen Smith – the six-stone man who was wrongly denied benefits for years by the government – is to get a substantial amount of cash back after the Department of Work and Pensions admitted it got his case wrong. Images…
/ February 18, 2019 at 12:15 AM
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A kick in the gut” is how Actor Jack Binstead describes his initial response to news that daughter Daisy has osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bones) like him. But now he thinks differently. Pippa Bolton and husband describe themselves as having learning…
/ February 18, 2019 at 12:06 AM
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Politics and Insights Yesterday on Twitter, I posted one of my previous posts – Jobcentre tells GP to stop issuing sick notes to patient assessed as ‘fit for work’ and he died – in which I discuss a letter addressed to a GP regarding a…
/ February 15, 2019 at 4:48 PM
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Crohn’s & Colitis UK are happy to announce that Marks & Spencer have rolled out Not Every Disability is Visible signs in all their stores with accessible toilets across the country. I’m a manager at Marks & Spencer and I…
/ February 15, 2019 at 2:33 PM
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Tilly Lockey, 13, has bionic arms that are so sophisticated she can now paint and apply make-up. She lost both of her hands after contracting meningitis as a baby and is now at the forefront of testing the technology. Her…
/ February 15, 2019 at 2:11 PM
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With many thanks to Charlotte Hughes.
/ February 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM
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A couple who both have Down’s syndrome have spoken about how their relationship has thrived thanks to the support of their families. Alison Williams, 35, and Michael Gallagher, 31, from Anglesey, have been together for 12 years after meeting at…
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