British Red Cross - first aid videos for deaf people
Members of the Deaf Community can now acquire life-saving skills online following the launch of BSL signed first aid-training videos by the British Red Cross. The videos cover a range of …
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Safety and security of disabled people
Commission announces new plan to address safety and security of disabled people A recently published report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission announces a three point plan to ad…
Worst words survey
Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words CAN ALSO hurt you This is a BBC survey on the worst disability-related words. The words were chosen by a panel of disabled people then p…
Facing Disability on TV
It is parents who can't face disability on TV Complaints that the children's presenter Cerrie Burnell is 'scaring children' reveal an alarming prejudice towards disability ... from adults…
Failing disabled people
It's shameful that the British government still hasn't ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Parliament's joint committee on human rights has castigated the g…
200th Birthday Anniversary of Braille inventor
Blind people the world over are celebrating the 200th birthday, January 4th, of blind communication pioneer Louis Braille. The Frenchman gave his name to the revolutionary code of six dot…
Time to Challenge mental health discrimination
Mind takes up legal challenge of tackling mental health discrimination Leading mental health charity Mind have launched "Time to Challenge", a groundbreaking legal project which will help pe…
