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DPO says plan for co-operation with two charities is not ‘precursor to a merger’

By John Pring on 12th September 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPO says plan for co-operation with two charities is not ‘precursor to a merger’
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One of the country’s oldest disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) has stressed that plans for closer co-operation with two other disability charities do not mean that they are moving towards a merger. The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) was founded in 1974 by […]

Finding a wheelchair ‘is expensive, time-consuming and rarely straightforward’

By John Pring on 16th November 2017 Category: Independent Living

Finding a wheelchair ‘is expensive, time-consuming and rarely straightforward’
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Choosing and funding a wheelchair is expensive and time-consuming, and often results in the purchase of unsuitable and uncomfortable equipment, according to new research by a user-led charity. A survey by the spinal cord injury charity Back Up found that nearly […]

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