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In the third of Disability Horizons' Nokia Accessibility technology series, new contributor Linda Barlow talks about her new website, Accessible Living which aims to provide disabled people with the freedom of choice when they travel across the UK.
Sally Bishop, founder of Action For Kids, talks to Disability Horizons about the national charity and its work to support disabled children and young people in finding greater levels of independence through providing specialist mobility equipment, as well as work related learning and family support.
Only rarely are we fortunate enough to encounter a campaigner with the dedication and drive to effect the kind of change that Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, achieved in five decades of tireless effort. When considered as a whole, it’s difficult to underestimate the importance of the accomplishments of the Labour peer, who passed away in April 2012 after a short illness.
New Disability Horizons contributor Carien Meijer, CEO of a dynamic music and technology hub Drake Music, tells us how the organisation works to break down physical and social barriers using assistive music technology that enables disabled people to express themselves through music...
New Disability Horizons contributor John Russell shares the story of how and why he created a charity called the Oyster Project, based in Lewes, East Sussex, UK to help disabled people make the most of the facilities in their local community.
Pictures to Share Community Interest Company is a small social enterprise that is making a big difference to many thousands of people with mid to late stage dementia. Established in 2006, the organisation was founded by Helen Bate, an Architect and illustrator whose own mother had Parkinson’s Disease and dementia.
Sting, ache, twinge, excruciating, throbbing, raw, shooting, sore, tender, agonising….
There are countless ways to describe pain. While we can often be quite specific on where pain is, how it feels and the way it affects us, the search for relief can often be much less clear cut.
In March 2012, Tony Nicklinson approached the High Court seeking leave to pursue a clarification of the law surrounding assisted suicide. Mr Nicklinson had a massive stroke in 2005 while on holiday in Greece and was left paralysed save for slight movements of his head and eyes – a condition known as locked-in syndrome. His mind is unaffected and he is entirely conscious, but unable to move or communicate.
From the 1960s sketch, "One Leg Too Few" by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, featuring a one-legged character auditioning to play the role of Tarzan, to Ricky Gervais' recent portrayal of Derek - a man with non-specific learning difficulties - comedy has always featured the disabled. But it seems that recently, more and more comics have used this section of society as part of their routine.
The National Autistic Society (NAS) recently launched a campaign to address the high unemployment rate of people with autism. Despite 79% of autistic adults wanting to work only 15% find themselves employed. The Undiscovered Workforce campaign is backed by the British Chamber of Commerce, the Minister of Welfare Reform, and the Government.
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