Cannabis: the green medicine debate
Watching a loved one suffer due to illness or disability can be heart wrenching, even more so if that loved one is your child. Murray…
Care and support
Multiple sclerosis: The learning curve of diagnosis according to patients
Disability affects people in various ways. Symptoms that may be debilitating to someone may be bearable to another – it’s all relative. One condition that…
The importance of discussing depression and disability
Mental health conditions can be debilitating. Depression is one illness that does not discriminate.
Help Prevent Bullying with Sesame Street’s New Autism Book
Almost everyone has been bullied at one point in their life. Childhood bullying can be extremely traumatic and upsetting – especially for kids with additional…
Staying Cool With WheelAIR’s CEO Corien Staels
A big concern of wheelchair users is overheating. It can be uncomfortable when you’re in a chair for long periods of time – and what…
Opening the doors to specialist respite care
There is a growing need for respite carers to facilitate breaks for families with a disabled child or young person. From care a few hours…
How parents are coping with kids’ challenging behaviour
For some parents of children with autism or learning disabilities, managing violent or challenging behaviour can be a daily struggle which renders the family unable…
An interview with Scotswoman of the Year: Sally Magnusson
The Evening Times’ Scotswoman of the Year is an award given to celebrate the unique accomplishments of women across Scotland, especially the unsung women who…
Disability Confident: the scheme removing barriers to employment
It’s been just over a year since the government’s Disability Confident scheme launched, encouraging employers to up their game and modify their policies to make…
The world’s first Para-football association is launching in Scotland
For better or worse, Scotland has become famous (or perhaps infamous) for its football. While the country is maybe not known for its, err, winning…
Love is all around
Let’s talk about sex baby – and let’s talk about improving sex education for disabled people. We need to end the idea that people with…
The golden years of care
Behind closed doors millions of people are caring for a relative or loved one. Of those millions, high percentages are older carers with their own…
The government has spent £100 million stopping disability benefits
The government’s ongoing saga regarding disability benefits has come to a new low today as it’s been discovered the lengths it has gone to stop…
15-minute care visits are being commissioned by councils
For many people who receive visits at home from carers, this is the only time that they’ll be able to chat to another person, talk…
Britain’s first guide horse trots into town
What happens when you need a guide dog but you’ve got a serious fear of man’s best friend? Mohammed Salim Patel has been causing quite…