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MILLIONS of unpaid carers are being pushed to breaking point and may be forced to quit work, warns Carers UK as new figures reveal the devastating impact of Covid-19.

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New help for disabled abuse survivors

October 11, 2021

A NEW booklet is has been launched to help disabled adult survivors of childhood abuse.

Carers

Last call for views on benefits system

October 6, 2021

DISABILITY minister Chloe Smith has issued a final plea for people to have their say and help create a fairer benefits system for all.

Carers

Do you know someone who’s doing extraordinary things?

August 12, 2021

PICTURED: Left to right, Sense chairman Justin Molloy, previous winner Harry Headland, and TV presenter Nikki Fox DO YOU know someone with complex disabilities who’s...

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Successful return for World Disability Snooker

October 25, 2021

Another major success for Tony Southern WORLD Disability Billiards and Snooker crowned its first champions in over 18 months as the body enjoyed a successful...

Learning Disability

Get set for our alternative Games . . .

August 24, 2021

AS THE long-awaited 2020 Paralympic Games gets under way today, Mencap has released a video from a group of people with a learning disability about the exclusion that athletes with a learning disability are still facing.

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Why can’t we compete in Paralympics?

August 17, 2021

ATHLETES with a learning disability continue to face exclusion from most sports at the Paralympics.

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What a goal! Fantastic sports idea for disabled people

July 23, 2021

A SCHEME that’s helping disabled people to become more active is already a winner.

Health

Paralysed student stands again in his special new wheelchair

December 10, 2021

A BOY left paralysed in an horrific cycling accident a year ago has been able to stand using his own “standing wheelchair” for the first time.

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‘Annual hearing tests should be a must’

November 5, 2021

ANNUAL hearing tests should be mandatory from the age of 55, say BIHIMA, the British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association.

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Minor falls can have major consequences

October 29, 2021

MINOR falls in the home can have devastating and sometimes fatal consequences – as well as costing billions in treatments for fractures and other complications.

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