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Charities call for changes to 'unfair' sickness benefit reformsCharities call for changes to 'unfair'...
The Papworth Trust is leading a coalition of disability charities declaring that the process used to examine people's fitness for ...
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Are deaf people better off living in the city or countryside? Plus disability and faith, music by the Mariana Hollow and first-han...
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A-Levels, students, individual budgets, paralympic swimming and the Edinburgh Fringe. Variety must indeed be the spice of life. ...
Improving the lives of people with long-term conditionsImproving the lives of people with...
The Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company (EPP CIC) are running FREE local courses for adults and young people livi...
Action promised against 'outrageous' number of people on sickness benefitsAction promised against 'outrageous' number of...
Almost 900,000 people have spent a decade or more "on the sick" at a cost of £4.2 billion a year to the taxpayer, the Government r...
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Disabled baronesses Tanni Grey-Thompson and Jane Campbell,, blind football and bounty hunters. Plus brilliant advice from the eve...
Demensia Awareness SessionDemensia Awareness Session
Humphrey Booth Resource Centre Swinton The sessions are suitable for all staff or volunteers who encounter people with dementia ...
Tanni, Blind world cup, genius composers and mental health Tanni, Blind world cup, genius composers...
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Blind World Cup and 20th century accessible gaming. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. DIS CONNECTED: ...
30-Strong GB Disability Swim Team Predict A Gold Rush In Eindhoven At The IPC World Championships30-Strong GB Disability Swim Team Predict...
Beijing Paralympic Sensation And Britain’s Youngest Ever Individual Medalist Eleanor Simmonds Heads To Holland With A Team From Ar...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: crying waiters, barristers, Americans BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: crying waiters,...
A disability rights barrister, the trials of tipping, BBC Three's Small Teen Big World and DB vs. the DDA. Check it out! In...
 Majority of sickness benefit claimants 'found fit to work' Majority of sickness benefit claimants...
Three out of four people applying for sickness benefits are being found fit to work or are abandoning their claims, according to G...
Free canoeing & sailing lessons this summerFree canoeing & sailing lessons this...
There's a series of dates where you can take your child with disability or additional needs to the Watersports Centre to learn sai...
 Disability- 'a crucial matter' Disability- 'a crucial matter'
Lord Ashley of Stoke writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his question on the Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation. Disa...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: Blaine rocks, Indian inspiration, Big SocietyBBC Ouch! disability newsletter: Blaine rocks,...
Disabled rock star Blaine Harrison, inspirational campaigner from India, The Blind Me on BBC Three and DB’s take on the Big Societ...
Family swimming and water confidence sessions for children with disabilities and their families IN SalfordFamily swimming and water confidence sessions...
You are invited to attend a Family Swimming and Water Confidence session at a Fit City Worsley. All sessions will be supported by ...
Springwood School's summer playscheme, SwintonSpringwood School's summer playscheme, Swinton
A new inclusive summer playscheme has been announced at Swinton's Springwood School, which the Salford Play Service and Barnardo’s...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: deaf school love, NHS, Gail PorterBBC Ouch! disability newsletter: deaf school...
Gail Porter appears in our video interviews, the health service becomes more or less healthy (depending on your point of view, lov...
Supporting children with disabilitiesSupporting children with disabilities
Lord Rix writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his oral question on educational opportunities for students with special educational nee...
Barbara Keeley MP meets children and families in Every Disabled Child Matters CampaignBarbara Keeley MP meets children and...
Worsley and Eccles South MP Barbara Keeley attended the launch of the Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) latest campaign for chil...
 Sports event for adults with disabilities Sports event for adults with...
Salford council have announced plans for a sporting event day event to be held this Thursday, 15th July at Winton Park. Details be...
Dance Ability WorkshopsDance Ability Workshops
For Children with Disabilities & Additional Needs Source: Salford Community Leisure Ltd New Bridgewater House 12 Bridgewater ...
More Salford Community Leisure Summer Holiday Activities for Disabled ChildrenMore Salford Community Leisure Summer Holiday...
Sail our new Laser Stratos Dinghies or try out Canoeing Source: Salford Community Leisure Ltd New Bridgewater House 12 Bridgewa...
Salford Community Leisure Summer Holiday Activities for Disabled ChildrenSalford Community Leisure Summer Holiday Activities...
Salford Community Leisure are pleased to offer a summer of activities for Disabled Children and children with additional needs in ...
Worsley and Eccles South MP urges better support as more family carers take on full time caring roleWorsley and Eccles South MP urges...
Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, is urging better support for carers. The 2001 Census showed that the number of ca...
  Barbara Keeley MP backs campaign for better provision of wheelchairs Barbara Keeley MP backs...
Worsley and Eccles South MP Barbara Keeley has pledged to back disability campaigners in their fight for better wheelchair service...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: Trisha Goddard, CBeebies Cerrie Burnell, Frank Gardner ...BBC Ouch! disability newsletter: Trisha Goddard,...
This week, Trisha Goddard initially got a bit flustered when we suggested she was disabled. And is Frank Gardner on DLA? Get up t...
Sail our new Laser Stratos Dinghies or try out CanoeingSail our new Laser Stratos Dinghies...
Fun activities for young people aged 8 - 16 with disabilities & additional needs Source: Salford Community Leisure
Dementia Awareness Week -  Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th JulyDementia Awareness Week - Sunday...
Humphrey Booth Resource Centre, Swinton Wednesday 7 July 2010 from 12:30 – 5:00 p.m. Thursday 8 July 2010 from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m...
Fun Activity & Sports Day - Winton Village Park - Thursday 15th July 2010 12pm – 3:30pmFun Activity & Sports Day -...
For Adults with Disabilities & Additional needs Come and join us for an organised FREE sports event Javelin throw..............
Osborne warns of summer assault on welfare billOsborne warns of summer assault on...
Chancellor George Osborne has warned of a fresh assault on welfare payouts over the summer as the Government looks for savings to ...
Urgent action needed to fix failing wheelchair servicesUrgent action needed to fix failing...
Dave Anderson, MP for Blaydon, and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy writes for ePolitix.com ahead...
KPMG's Cyclists Race Around Britain to Raise £100,000 for Alzheimer Society KPMG's Cyclists Race Around Britain to...
A team of cyclists from KPMG have recently completed the final leg of a 1,500 mile relay in aid of Alzheimer's Society, crossing t...
Ouch - Disability newsletter 21 JuneOuch - Disability newsletter 21 June
This week, DB on a new disability theme park (?) and Seaneen Molloy meets the editor of an inspirational mental health magazine. ...
Appeal to public to report disability hate crimeAppeal to public to report disability...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is encouraging people in the UK to report incidences of disability hate crime. T...
VBRA committed to assisting disabled motoristsVBRA committed to assisting disabled motorists
It's a sanguine fact that disabled motorists whose vehicles are damaged invariably experience more difficulty than most in getting...
Disability protest in Manchester city centre todayDisability protest in Manchester city centre...
by Tom Rodgers A series of 'civil disobedience' protesters will hit Manchster today to campaign for disabled workers rights. Th...
Help for Salford CarersHelp for Salford Carers
Find out what help you can get if you look after someone who’s ill or disabled, from breaks to benefits. Source: Salford City C...
New MPs experience everyday life without sightNew MPs experience everyday life without...
New MPs were invited to find out what it would be like living with sight loss, at a reception in Parliament on Tuesday. The event,...
Trust supports Carers' Week 2010Trust supports Carers' Week 2010
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW) is organising an event to follow this year’s Carers’ Week. The ev...
Dementia sufferer gets job at Salford TrustDementia sufferer gets job at Salford...
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW) is the first Trust in the UK to employ a person with Dementia in ...
'One of the most pressing issues facing the country''One of the most pressing issues...
The Disabilities Trust writes for ePolitix.com on the government's decision to set up a commission on the long-term funding of soc...
MP promises to fight prejudice against disabledMP promises to fight prejudice against...
The first MP with cerebral palsy made an impassioned maiden speech during a debate on health and education last week. Paul Maynard...
 'Government should remain committed to reform' 'Government should remain committed to...
Baroness Greengross writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her oral question in the House of Lords on the National Dementia Strategy. Ma...
BBC Ouch! Disability Newsletter: Nikki Grahame and Ellie SimmondsBBC Ouch! Disability Newsletter: Nikki Grahame...
The June Talk Show has arrived, including a gripping interview with Big Brother’s Nikki Grahame about her life with anorexia. Plu...
Salford Dementia Awareness daysSalford Dementia Awareness days
Throughout June, Oakhill Court in Broughton is offering free Dementia Awareness training days to anyone who feels that they need i...
New disability benefits system 'not fit for purpose'New disability benefits system 'not fit...
One of the architects of a new benefit system for disabled people urged the Government today to delay rolling it out after evidenc...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter  accessible holidays, art and mental health, DB on young carers and moreBBC Ouch! disability newsletter accessible...
This week the theme seems to be travel, with Liz Carr championing accessible holidays. Plus DB rages on the subject of young carer...
Paralympic World CupParalympic World Cup
From 25th – 31st May 2010 the BT Paralympic World Cup will return to two Manchester venues bringing over 400 of the world’s top at...
Parents and carers open day at Salford Watersports Centre on Sunday June 6thParents and carers open day at...
Funded by Aiming High for disabled children. Source: Salford Community Leisure Ltd
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