Dancing Giraffe

What can you do?

Information to inspire, support and challenge disabled people and our care network!

Dancing Giraffe is constantly evolving to deliver in depth news and information for the Essex disabled community

Register Now

Register to personalise your Dancing Giraffe and to receive news and offers that relate to you.

News

news

Chief executive of MS Society joins Work Capability Assessment review group

National

Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society has been announced as a new member of the independent scrutiny group working on improvements to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

Overseeing Professor Malcolm Harrington's third independent review of the WCA, Simon Gillespie, who has been in charge of the MS Society since 2006, will act as a voice for the charity sector on the...

Travel

travel

Accessible holidays: Why you shouldn't feel restricted this summer

Travel

With the warmer months coming up many of us are already on the lookout for holiday packages to suit out tastes, wants and needs. Some may value a poolside bar more than an onsite five star restaurant; others may wish to be well away from the tourist area to really experience the culture.

As a disabled person, you may think that your access needs restrict your choices much more than the...

Shopping

shopping

Dot not Com

Shopping

Does hope spring eternal in your human breast? Ever caught yourself mid-daydream, imagining that in the brave new world of cyber space people with disabilities would not be restricted from accessing essential services such as purchasing goods and obtaining resources?

Just think. A reality in which restrictions are not imposed by the limits of material physicality, and we would be able...

Sport

sport

Paralympic swimmer campaigns to improve disabled access to sport facilities

Sport

Team GB athlete, Ollie Hynd has got behind a campaign to help improve access to sport and leisure facilities for young disabled people.

Despite currently undertaking an intense training schedule after qualifying for the London Paralympic Games, swimmer Ollie (17) from Mansfield is lending his support to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Trailblazers; a group of...

Latest ...

latest