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Digging Deep on the Disability Employment Gap

Last month, Muscular Dystrophy UK held a roundtable meeting in Parliament on the disability employment gap which brought together the…

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Assessment Survival 101

Social care assessments, benefit assessments, equipment assessments, adaptations assessments… if you need it, you’ll be assessed for it. This can…

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What did the Gov say to the UN?

No, this isn’t a joke but a real question. The report from the United Nations into the UK’s compliance with…

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Continuing Healthcare Cost Capping Calamity – the Saga Continues

2017 was never going to be a quiet year, but the response to January’s article, NHS Staff Can Decide Where…

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Carers are a Rare Sighting in the Countryside

We’ve all heard of the “postcode lottery” when it comes to health service provision, but until I moved house in…

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Unreasonable Accommodation

I am 50, diagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT) in 1992. The condition affects my peripheral nerves, leading to…

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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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