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Disability United CEO Writes to Peer in Support of Accessibility Amendment to Bus Services Bill

Lord Ahmad Parliamentary under Secretary Department for Transport Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P Dear Lord Ahmad Re…

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What We Do at Disability Sheffield CIL

Disability Sheffield, Centre for Independent Living, are a membership and user led organisation, run and controlled by disabled people. We…

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Peter Beresford’s Recipe for Change

We seem to live in a strange world. We’re all meant to love the idea of charity, we’re encouraged to…

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Get Talking About Talking Buses

The 1995 Disability Discrimination Act and its successor the 2010 Equality Act have helped this nation take big strides forward…

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APPG for Young Disabled People Talk Spectator sports

On Wednesday 26th October, members of Muscular Dystrophy UK’s Trailblazers headed to Westminster to attend the All Party Parliamentary Group…

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Purple Power

Green for the environment. Pink for gay people. Purple for disabled people. You may have heard of all three colours…

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Inquiry hears how built environment affects disabled people

Disability theory 101: The social model states the impact on day-to-day activities is caused by the environment around the person…

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Q & A: Michael McGrath, CEO and founder of the Muscle Help Foundation

One of Britain’s most influential disabled people shares his top tips and top issues. Q: If a disabled person feels…

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Southampton City CCG Weakening Right to Independent Living?

Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group’s “NHS Continuing Healthcare Choice and Equity Policy” was written to help Continuing Healthcare decision makers…

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Bedside Manners or Just Common Sense?

I have heard from disabled friends and acquaintances some quite alarming stories about their various encounters with medical professionals, and…

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