Leonard Cheshire
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An accessible railway would get more than 50,000 disabled people into work
Research by Leonard Cheshire has found that creating an accessible railway with step-free access would get more than 50,000 disabled…
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News
Disabled people experience more disability hate crime in public than online
A survey has found disabled people have experienced more disability hate crime in public than online in the past three…
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Work & Education
Bring in ‘Purple Passports’ and extend furlough to stop jobs crisis for disabled people
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire is calling on the Government to extend the furlough scheme for disabled people, and bring in…
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Work & Education
How an inclusive internship for disabled people taught me that ‘Actually I Can’
Ria, who has chronic fatigue syndrome, tells us about how Leonard Cheshire's Change 100 internship programme gave her a new…
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News
71% of disabled people are unlikely to use the courts to challenge inaccessibility
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire has found that 71% of disabled people are unlikely to use the courts to challenge inaccessibility,…
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PPE supply problems remain despite national efforts
Disability charity Leonard Cheshire reports on the low supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for disabled people during the Covid-19…
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Lifestyle
Leonard Cheshire ‘Disabled Looks Like Me’ campaign raises awareness of invisible disabilities
'Disabled looks like me' t-shirts, from disability charity Leonard Cheshire with disabled illustrator Mimi Butlin, are aimed at raising awareness…
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Leonard Cheshire partners with Pets Corner to help young disabled people
Charity Leonard Cheshire has partnered with Pets Corner to run training programmes to help young disabled people develop their confidence…
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Work & Education
Sophie Morgan: how perceptions of disability are changing in Africa
Disability activist and TV personality Sophie Morgan recently visited Africa for disability charity Leonard Cheshire to see how attitudes toward…
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Lifestyle
Fashion faux pas: industry cuts out disabled people
In our recent survey with disability charity Leonard Cheshire, we found that 75% of disabled people's needs are not being…
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