‘Don’t call me Mum’ a campaign set up by parents who get irritated by being called ‘Mum’ or ‘Dad’ in meetings and appointments about their children. ‘Don’t call me Mum’ is campaigning for professionals to see parents as partners, asking practitioners to use parents names rather than calling parents Mum or Dad. In doing so they are making a simple step toward acknowledging ... Read More »
The National Autistic Society comments on the Government’s newly announced plans to get more disabled people into work following The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper. Last week the charity launched a campaign to close the autism employment gap with a research report, statistics and an affecting film. Mark Lever, Chief Executive at the National Autistic Society, said: “Today’s [31/10/16] announcement starts ... Read More »
New video launches after charity finds full-time autism employment rate has stagnated at under 16% over the last decade Video ‘Could you stand the rejection?’ puts you in the shoes of Max, a young autistic man, as he goes through a series of job interviews where people do not understand his autism 19 year old Max’s own story shows how ... Read More »
Southampton-based charity Independent Assistance Dog Agency (IADA) is raising funds to help disabled people train their dogs be be Assistance Dogs. Independent Assistance Dog Agency, also known as IADA, is a Southampton-based disability charity helping applicants to train their existing pet dogs to become their Assistance Dogs. Assistance Dogs include guiding dogs, which lead their owners around obstacles and halt ... Read More »
Leading companies are looking for talented disabled students, and recent graduates, to take on work placements in summer 2017. The Change100 internship scheme, run by the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability, seeks to create career opportunities for disabled young people through three-month work placements. Applications for Change100 open today and close on the 25 January, 2017. Students and recent graduates are ... Read More »
A national campaign by DisabledGo.com, the UK’s most popular and trusted Accessibility Checker, has highlighted a shocking number of dropped kerbs being blocked by a range of vehicles across the UK. The ‘Don’t Block the Drop’ campaign launched in early 2016 to raise awareness of the serious issues that blocking dropped kerbs cause disabled people and those with reduced mobility. ... Read More »
A new report setting out both the “concerns and opportunities” for disabled people in the aftermath of Brexit has been released by leading disability charity Papworth Trust. The 64-page document, entitled ‘Brexit – What next for disabled people?’, aims to raise awareness of the various issues coming out of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in June. Social ... Read More »
A new nationwide campaign has launched to encourage and support disabled people, along with their friends and families, to become more active. The Together We Will campaign looks to address the low number of disabled people who regularly take part in sport or exercise as highlighted in the most recent Sport England Active People Survey. Results show that disabled people ... Read More »
The Crown Prosecution Service today released figures showing the number of prosecutions for hate crimes against disabled people has risen by 41.3% in the last year. Mencap issue the below statement highlighting the need for everyone in the criminal justice system to take disability hate crime seriously and apply the full strength of the law. Dan Scorer, Head of Policy ... Read More »
In a report launched in parliament today (Tuesday 5 July) national disability charity SeeAbility will say NHS England’s national sight testing and funding system is letting down the one million people with learning disabilities in England. They and leading eye health organisation the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU) are calling for an urgent overhaul of the system as there ... Read More »
Mummy’s Star, the only charity in the UK and Ireland supporting women diagnosed with cancer in and around pregnancy, is bringing the subject into sharp national focus next month as it launches its third awareness week. Despite only being set up three years ago, Mummy’s Star is already supporting women across the UK and Ireland as they come to terms ... Read More »
National sight loss charity Blind Veterans UK has been shortlisted for a prestigious award in the sight loss sector, with the help of some of the blind ex-Service men and women it supports. The Vision Pioneer Awards 2016, run by NB Online and the UK Vision Strategy, received more than 50 entries across all six award categories. Blind Veterans UK ... Read More »
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