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Disabled people face waits of more than two years for vital home adaptations

Research by Leonard Cheshire and Disability Horizons has found that some disabled people have to wait more than 2 years…

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: tips to overcome barriers to cancer screening

Disabled women don’t have the same access to screening for breast and genealogical cancers as non-disabled women, and are up…

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George Webster: CBeebies presenter with Down’s syndrome will take part in Strictly Christmas Special 2022

Award-winning TV presenter and disability activist George Webster has been named as the sixth and final star confirmed to be…

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Disabled model Samanta Bullock launches adaptive clothing line

Disabled model and para-athlete Samanta Bullock is launching an adaptive clothing line for women who use wheelchairs. Find out more…

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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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Celebrating the economic contribution of persons with disabilities

Around the time of 3rd December, many networks of disabled employees, schools, and workplaces from all over the globe gather…

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Petition to make audio description available on ALL films, TV programmes and streaming services

A petition has been launched to make audio description (AD) compulsory on all films, TV shows and streaming services. Emma…

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Forget Me Not: a film about inclusive education

This is an updated post from our archives. The documentary “Forget Me Not: Inclusion in the Classroom” follows director Olivier…

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Kellogg’s to roll out cereal boxes with world-first technology for blind and visually impaired people

Kellogg’s has announced that a new world-first technology will be added to its cereal boxes to make them accessible to…

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Reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise

An investigation reveals that 7,300 disability hate crimes were reported across 36 regions in England and Wales in 2019/20, but…

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