Posted by Bathing Solutions: www.bathingsolutions.co.uk Britain has been concentrating on the Scottish independence referendum over the past few months almost at the expense of other issues, such as those concerning disability. Now that the referendum is finished with, we can go […]
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How Motability works
Posted by West Way Nissan: www.westwaynissan.co.uk The Motability scheme is a government-funded system that enables disabled people to lease a new car, scooter or electric wheelchair in exchange for their mobility allowance. You are eligible to join the Motability scheme if […]
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Users of the Independent Living Fund, including Anne Pridmore (centre with red hat) were outside the Royal Courts of Justice with other disabled activists in March 2013. Pridmore and four other ILF-users were asking the high court to overturn government plans […]
The List
Who are the disabled people who have the most significant impact on the way we live today? Well over a year after Disability News Service began the process of finding the UK’s most influential disabled people, we are finally ready to […]
War memorial
Actors, MPs, religious leaders and disabled activists – including organisers of the War On Welfare (WOW) petition – united for a memorial service outside parliament to highlight the human cost of the government’s austerity programme, such as the 10,000 people who died shortly after […]