Date registered: May 27, 2011
May
31
Young people who suffer from severe disabilities are celebrating awards for a range of achievements in fields including art, music and politics. Ten people from Barnet were handed prizes by North Finchley-based Aidexcel support services, which provides advocacy training and one-to-one support for people with disabilities. The presentations took place at the Barnet United Reformed …
Sep
03
1. Start planning early It’s important to recognise that transitioning from relaxed holidays to the structure of the school year is a process, says Dr David Swanson, a child and family psychologist and author. If you wait until the night before the first day back to school to get the kids to bed on the …
Sep
01
Independent review will look at how the personal mobility needs of people living in residential care are met Lord Low of Dalston CBE will chair a 12-week independent review into the personal mobility needs of people living in state-funded residential care. Mencap and Leonard Cheshire Disability asked Lord Low to conduct the review, following the …
Aug
01
Widespread support for Mencap’s Stand by me campaign against hate crime During Learning Disability Week 2011 (20-26 June), Mencap launched a three-year campaign against disability hate crime, ‘Stand by me’. The first year of the campaign will focus on working with the police, before beginning work with the courts and other public bodies. During the …
Jun
20
Author: Fulton, Rorie Briefing series: Better Health Briefing Paper 21 Publisher: Race Equality Foundation Publication date: 2010 • Ethnic monitoring: Is health equality possible without it? The collection and use of ethnic monitoring data enables health services to identify and respond to health inequalities as experienced by different social groups. Despite recent improvement, collection rates …
Jun
20
Author: Beasor, Sue Corporate author: Housing Quality Network Briefing series: Better Housing Briefing Paper 18 Publisher: Race Equality Foundation Publication date: 2011 • Housing benefit and welfare reform: Impact of the proposed changes on black and minority ethnic communities The coalition government has introduced a package of measures intended to reduce the increasing cost of …
May
27
Speaking in Parliament yesterday the Secretary of State for Health (Mr Andrew Lansley) announced that he has laid before Parliament the Government’s response to the Health Select Committee’s report on social care. He also reaffirmed coalition commitment to: “establish a commission on long-term care, to report within a year. The commission will consider a range …
May
20
The Family Fund provides financial assistance to low income families with disabled children. With winter already upon us, more families with disabled and seriously ill children are finding it hard to make ends meet. The Family Fund can help to take away some of those pressures. If you, or someone you know, has been thinking …
May
13
There is a new guide to the legal rights of disabled children and their families in England and Wales. The handbook can act as a key lever for campaigning and is now available to read online. It covers topics such as education, health, social care and housing. For more information go to : http://www.ncb.org.uk/cdc/resources/legal_handbook.aspx
May
06
On 30 November, a Parliamentary Debate took place on the Government’s proposals to remove the mobility element of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from disabled people who are in residential care for more than 28 days in a year (or for more than 84 days for disabled children). Kate Green MP for Stretford and Urmston, raised …
