Celebrate an accessible Easter for all the family with our top activities
As we enter the Easter weekend (10 – 13 April), it’s time to entertain your kids with accessible activities that can be enjoyed from home.
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Managing your mental health
Now more than ever, it’s essential that we’re taking care of our mental health. With the world constantly changing around us, the impact on our mental health can be huge, but there’s always support available to you to ensure you can make a success of social isolation.
Looking after your pets during the coronavirus lockdown
While you are staying safe by staying at home to prevent further spread of coronavirus, you might be worried about your pet or working animal’s care or everyday needs. There is guidance available to put your mind at ease.
Dance for Parkinson’s
In celebration of World Parkinson’s Day, we took a look at one of the most creative and confidence boosting programmes helping people with the disease.
Supporting charities and those in need during COVID-19
Coming together as a society is essential, and together we can help charities supporting the most vulnerable people in society during this challenging time.
Finding your community
At times like these, there’s nothing quite like the sympathetic ear or a kind word from someone who knows exactly what you’re going through. That’s why it’s so important to get involved with community spirit at this time: whether that be in your local area, or the online disabled community.
INTERVIEW: The government should not overlook the importance of care PAs at this time
With news that local councils can declare themselves in a state of ‘emergency’ and change care provided, what is the reality of this decision?
Charities respond to news councils allowed power to suspend care
Yesterday evening (31 March) the Department of Health and Social Care released new social care guidance under the Coronavirus Act 2020, which could see care temporarily suspended for many disabled people.
Carers: Knowing your rights
800,000 people across the UK rely on home visits from carers to provide essential daily care. Many more are cared for by their family, who do so unpaid.
Information for carers and clients during COVID-19
Carers provide essential support to people around the country, but the current COVID-19 outbreak means that many carers are unable to visit their clients and deliver the vital services they need.
Enable revisits: Autism and mental health
In 2019, we shone a spotlight on the definition of autism under the Mental Health Act. Defined as a mental disorder under the act, many autistic people have faced detention and inappropriate care. We return to the issue, to uncover what has progressed in the last 12 months.
Staying active in your own home
With restrictions placed on how often you can leave the house, finding ways to exercise in your own home is key.
OPINION: Coming to terms with self-isolating
Self-isolating or social distancing are terms that we’ve all come accustomed to hearing. Our columnist Tim Rushby-Smith shares his experiences.
Long Read: Brain injury and me
One of the most powerful organs in our body: the brain. It controls our movement, thoughts, feelings and makes us who we are. Acquiring a brain injury can turn lives upside down, for the person directly affected and their carers. However, there is life after brain injury.
Watch as the UK comes together to #ClapForOurCarers
Last night, thousands of us around the country came together to clap for those on the frontline of the Coronavirus outbreak: the medical staff treating people in the NHS, the carers, support workers and all key workers at this time.