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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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A Wheelchair User in First Class? Not on our Railway

On Saturday I might have been at the front of the class, but I was not at the front of…

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International community in Scotland to further the empowerment and inclusion of disabled people

Britain is a leader in promoting equality and diversity across all walks of society. Successive governments have worked to reduce…

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