Leonard Cheshire
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Sophie Morgan joins the Celebrity Bake Off line-up for Stand Up To Cancer 2022
TV presenter and disability activist Sophie Morgan will be taking part in The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To…
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Cost of living crisis: benefits must keep pace with inflation
Charity Leonard Cheshire draws on research to highlight why disability benefits must be kept in line with inflation to avoid…
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Work & Education
The Global Disability Summit: back for 2022 and still ground-breaking
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire looks at why the Global Disability Summit 2022 is so important and what world leaders should…
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Lifestyle
A forward look – why choice in social care is paramount in the years ahead
Leonard Cheshire looks at why choice and control for disabled people in social care is so important, and why it…
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Work & Education
69% of disabled adults said their work was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
We all know there are a number of barriers to working for disabled people, from access requirements not being met…
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Work & Education
Empowering disabled girls across the world
International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October was a day to both celebrate and empower girls, but also…
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Lifestyle
More than 50% of disability hate crime victims have experienced direct verbal abuse
Our latest disability hate crime survey has found more than 50% of disabled people who have experienced hate crime have…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Will the lack of dedicated disabled sports clubs stifle the development of future Paralympic stars?
Dedicated sports clubs for disabled people are few and far between in the UK. But having seen the success of…
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Why investing in social care could boost the economy by helping disabled people be independent
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire has found that social care could generate between £6 billion to £20 billion for the economy…
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Work & Education
Why we need to put young disabled people at the heart of the response to Covid
Leonard Cheshire explains how young disabled people across the world have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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