Tag Archives: equality

Study by disabled people’s charity reveals need for small changes from all to create lasting difference With memories of the most successful Paralympic Games of all time still fresh in everyone’s mind, a quiz designed to engage non-disabled people in a light-hearted conversation about respect for disabled people revealed that a majority of non-disabled people had no problem using facilities ... Read More »

Actor and Comedian Richard Blackwood and ITV News Presenter Charlene White united to host the National Diversity Awards on September 16, 2016. Role models and charities were honoured nationwide at Friday’s ceremony at the breath-taking Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, rewarding Britain’s most inspirational people for their fight against inequality. Community heroes from across the UK gathered in the bustling city of ... Read More »

Sessions on specific barriers including access to the LGBT scene for disabled people Speakers included experts from Attitude is Everything, Social Care Institute for Excellence and Independent Lives New study launched to understand the challenges faced by LGBT disabled people An event to explore the barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bi and trans disabled people was joint-hosted by Stonewall, the ... Read More »

Caroline White’s son Seb has Down’s syndrome. Here she explains why she wishes more adults would treat him the way children do. If you were asked who or what it was that taught you the greatest lessons in your life your first answer would most likely be a particularly inspiring teacher, your time at university, a year spent travelling, a ... Read More »

The Scottish Government policy of demolishing further education continues apace as Andrew Denholm’s article illustrates only too well (“Thousands of women hit by college cutbacks”, The Herald, November 3). Your editorial on the same day highlights the scandal of indirect discrimination against Read More »

Medical intervention is appropriate for people who are sick, but not normally for people who are well – whether they are disabled or not. Norman Lamb has been the care services minister at the Department of Health for just a few weeks, and it seems that the integration of health and social care services is one of his key interests and policy aims. But there appears ... Read More »