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Just 3 out of 23 sports open to athletes with a learning disability – Mencap petition calls for more events to be opened up. 8% of medals (12 out of 147) won by Team GB at the Paralympics were won by athletes with a learning disability, despite them making up just 3% of the overall Team GB. This success adds ... 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 »

Father Christopher Wood, started a petition recently to enable wheelchair users who are unable to transfer to an airplane seat to be allowed to travel in their chairs. Christopher’s two children, Tayla (23) and Jordan (21), are young who both have disabilities leaving limited speech and mobility. Both of his children like many others with disabilities have severe difficulties in ... Read More »

The campaign to save Disability Living Allowance from being abolished and replaced with Personal Independence Payments has now exceeded well over 4,000 signatures when Community Action Party sources are able to sensationally reveal the scale of the savage cuts being faced by people living with disability and long-term or life-long illness. The Community Action Party based in Greater Manchester holds ... Read More »