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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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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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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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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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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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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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Access All Areas Message Continues To Combat Barriers

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010 have been both pivotal in increasing access and opportunities for…

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Seeing is Not Always Believing

‘When not seeing clearly is the reality, whilst what you do see clearly is not reality.’ This is the paradox…

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