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Cataract Surgery Postcode Lottery

Cataracts are a clouding of the lens, a part of the eye that lies just behind the coloured iris. Relatively…

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Why We All Need to Tackle Disability Hate Crime Together in the Brexit Era

In the wake of the EU referendum there have been increases in hate crimes across the UK, particularly racial and…

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Ticket to Ride? Well, Yes!

On January 18th wheelchair user Doug Paulley saw the end of a five year legal battle. He wanted legal clarification…

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Personal Assistants: how to be a personnel person

People who require social care to assist them with how they wish to live have had the options of employing…

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Order, Order! Order a Lift!

Somebody pushed the irrepressible Martin Kelly over the edge when they asked him to do jury service in a building…

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Q&A with Penny Mordaunt

Our Q&A with Penny Mordaunt, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work posed tough questions. We were dismayed…

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We received a response from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists!

Remember Sam Heaton’s letter to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists asking that they routinely inform people about Charles Bonnet Syndrome?…

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Assistance Dogs Have a Legal Right to Enter a Shop

A recent survey by Guide Dogs has shown that almost half (49%) of guide dog owners surveyed have experienced an…

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Don’t Mess With a Disabled Commuter

Being a commuter is never easy or enjoyable, but when you’re a wheelchair user and the train has no wheelchair…

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Cornwall’s Disability History

Dr Theo Blackmore tells us about why he investigated Cornwall’s history from the perspective of disabled people, and what he…

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