Did you know? There’s funding available that can make work possible for disabled people. I’ve just reviewed an RNIB report (Blind and partially sighted people of working age) that, amongst other things, says that blind and partially sighted people are…
Did you know? Parliament is checking on the funding that helps people with health conditions/disabilities to work. I’ve just sent in comments for Parliament’s Work and Pensions Select Committee for their inquiry in to Access To Work support. This is…
Did you know? Disabled people don’t have to be “registered”. Disability is twice as prevalent amongst prisoners as others. Registration. The concept of being “registered disabled” still perpetuates despite being misleading. Nowadays, some, and certainly not all, disabled people themselves…
There are more disabled people claiming out-of-work benefits than any other group. I discovered this weekend that talking about “Glasto” seems to be the way to show one is cool and in touch with the music festival scene. Clearly I’m…
Nearly 1 in 5 people have a long-term health condition or disability. I’m rather struggling to get a grip of “social media” – so much is not readily accessible with a screen reader so it’s difficult to have that spontaneity…
Welcome I had over 20 great years in the Royal Navy doing loads of different things: from photos with a dead turkey (public relations in the Ministry of Defence!) to intelligence flights over the Mediterranean. Nearly everyone was hugely helpful…
