Charities join forces to Build Carer Friendly Communities
We are all looking for someone to love, and for someone to love and care for us in return. I hope to find the…
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Hundreds of tributes for global humanitarian and war hero Leonard Cheshire’s 100th birthday
Leading charity Leonard Cheshire Disability is celebrating its founder and war hero’s 100th birthday with its ‘100 for 100’ challenge launching this week. The charity is…
OkCupid finally removes discriminatory question
Dating site OkCupid refused to remove the question: ‘Would the world be a better place if people with low IQs were not allowed to reproduce?’ for almost…
National Lottery plays cupid for people with learning disabilities
A friendship and dating agency for adults with learning disabilities has an extra special reason to celebrate this Valentine’s Day thanks to National Lottery funding….
Sick children and their siblings play Cupid with range of Valentine’s Day cards
Valentine’s Day cards inspired by Shooting Star Chase supported children and their hilarious and heart-warming views on love, are now on sale to raise vital…
Money Mechanics
A project boosting the financial literacy of young deaf and blind people in London, has secured £532,000 in funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Over a thousand…
Disability charity to launch free rock climbing sessions for people with sight and hearing impairments in London
The rock climbing sessions aim to get more disabled people in England into physical activity and sport The programme is being funded by Sport England…
Families with disabled children celebrated at Contact a Family’s first ever awards
Minister for Disabled People, Penny Mordaunt joined families with disabled children at Contact a Family’s inaugural award ceremony to celebrate the amazing things families do…
Age UK programme shows promise in combating loneliness
A pilot programme launched by charity Age UK has shown great promise in reducing loneliness in older people. The ‘Testing Promising Approaches to Reducing Loneliness’…
Charity launches pioneering screening programme for infant deafblindness in Kenya and Uganda
First sensory screening and early intervention programme for infants with multi-sensory impairments in East Africa 300,000 infants expected to be screened during the three year…
Robin Christopherson honoured with MBE for services to digital inclusion
National charity AbilityNet is pleased to announce that Robin Christopherson, Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet has been awarded an MBE in the New Year…
Star Wars fan to giveaway priceless autograph book to benefit disability charity
Film industry model maker, Neil Ellis, has spent eight months collecting the autographs of the cast and crew from the iconic Star Wars franchise The…
National charity highlights the importance of raising awareness of how new technologies can benefit people with hearing loss
Exponential growth in technology has revolutionised the way we all live but has the potential to go much further to benefit the eleven million…
SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY
The Baxter International Foundation has awarded a grant of £50,200 to Back Up, a leading spinal cord injury charity. The grant will fund a…
Shut out of work for being disabled
The ongoing stigma that denies people the right to work will be highlighted as the world marks the United Nation’s international day of persons with…