A new website for a sight loss charity in northern England hopes to break down barriers for people with visual impairment and those who support them.
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Creatives called to shift the dial on attitudes towards disabled people
Disability campaigners are calling on the creative industry to take messaging and representation of disabled people seriously.
Read MoreInclusive training provider named finalist in Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Happy Smiles Training will hear result in November Grand Final
Read MoreReal Voices: A first-hand account of living in fuel poverty
In this Real Voices article, Anne shares her experience of being forced into fuel poverty with a disability.
Read MorePublic backs call to increase access to the arts for deaf audiences
Check out this positive news story: according to a new poll, the British public are overwhelmingly in favour of putting on more captioned and subtitled performances and events for deaf people. The news comes as the arts charity celebrates Captioning Awareness Week, a campaign which will see theatres, museums and galleries hold captioned and live subtitled events throughout November.
Read MoreNew service for disabled young adults
A Scottish charity has announced a new service to support disabled young adults to achieve their life goals
Read MoreLife-saving role for wheelchair-user Helen
A London woman has become the first wheelchair-user in the UK to qualify as both a swimming teacher and lifeguard.
Read MoreDisability passports help 95,000 get better support at work
The Trades Union Congress and GMB trade union have launched a Reasonable Adjustments Passport that will help 95,000 people with disabilities in the South West who fall out of work or switch employers each year.
Read MoreOlder people say don’t take away our window on the world
Older people are campaigning to save their free TV licences because so many of them have a disability or very little money
Read MoreInclude Us, say disabled people in education
University and College Union’s (UCU) Disabled Members held a day of action to highlight the challenges and barriers faced by disabled people in education. The day marked the start of Disability History Month 2018 and campaigners went to Westminster to call for action on key issues affecting staff and students in education.
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