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A major survey has shown the significant – and often unique – barriers faced by people with energy-limiting conditions (ELC). Nearly every survey respondent (98 per cent) said that lack of understanding of ELC was a barrier to inclusion. The second […]
Millions of people with energy-limiting chronic illness (ELCI) are being failed by both employers and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to a new user-led report. The study found that the flaws within the disability benefits system create a […]
People with chronic illness face hostility and isolation because of society’s failure to understand how their impairment affects their lives, according to the results of a ground-breaking piece of user-led research. The research concluded that the most “fundamental oppression” experienced by […]