Year: 2019
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Entertainment & Culture
Music venues continue to lack access facilities for disabled fans
More than 3.7 million disabled attend music events but reports have emerged that music venues continue to lack access facilities…
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News
Brain implant restores partial vision to six blind people
Technology has partially restored the sight of six blind people. With electrodes implanted into the visual cortex of the brain…
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Cake shop chain admits access failings and makes immediate changes
Cake shop chain Konditor admits access failings after a disability campaigner raised concerns. Esther Leighton, co-founder of the disabled-led campaigning…
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Disabled people are hardest hit because of changes to the welfare system
A report by the Disability Benefits Consortium, 'Has welfare become unfair – the impact of changes on disabled people', looks…
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Work & Education
Stroke survivor turned blogger, public speaker and podcast star
Martin Warrillow was only 49 when he had a stroke. After going through recovery, he decided to help other stroke…
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Lifestyle
How to apply for funding to improve your care
We hear from Skills for Care about how you can apply for funding to help train your personal assistants to…
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News
How to get involved in Changing Places awareness day
Changing Places awareness day is an annual event on 19 July. Find out more about the campaign and how to…
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News
Festival of Inclusive Tennis 2019 – come along, join in and have fun
Festival of Inclusive Tennis 2019 takes place on Saturday 20th July at Cambridge University Sport Centre - inclusive for everyone…
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Relationships & Sex
How I restored my dating confidence as a newly disabled person
Have you lost your confidence in day-to-day life and when it comes to dating? We hear from one newly disabled…
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