Office of the Director of National Intelligence photoshops a woman in a wheelchair and a blind man with a guide dog onto the cover of its DIVERSITY report The cover of ODNI’s annual demographics report, which was released on Thursday, features the photoshopped image of well-dressed professionals ODNI has come under fire after it emerged the department … Read more
A stable which provides a lifeline to disabled and at-risk young people has been saved after reaching their fundraising goal of £1million – with just one week to spare. Park Lane Stables in Teddington, south-west London, launched a campaign to safeguard their centre after learning that the landlord was going to sell the lucrative portion … Read more
A stable which provides a lifeline to disabled and at-risk young people has been saved after reaching their fundraising goal of £1million – with just one week to spare. Park Lane Stables in Teddington, south-west London, launched a campaign to safeguard their centre after learning that the landlord was going to sell the lucrative portion … Read more
DIY SOS: The Big Build viewers were reduced to tears over the team’s latest project which saw a ‘damp, cramped, dingy lock-up’ used by a surfing group transformed into a stunning centre, perfect for helping children with disabilities enjoy the sport. The BBC One programme, which aired last night, returned with a Children In Need … Read more
A company has become the first to use children with disabilities in a baby wipes TV commercial. Pura, which has just launched its eco-friendly baby wipes, features a number of babies with disabilities or special needs in its new ‘It’s time for a change’ campaign – including little Lenny Rooney, two, from Liverpool, and Willow … Read more
A British woman led eight Cambodians living with disabilities in a 250km bike ride across the country to raise money and deliver supplies to local food banks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Claire Wyatt, 24, helped her team cycle from the capital Phnom Penh to Siem Reap to bring food to those who were starving due … Read more
The NHS has launched an ‘urgent’ review after figures showed death rates of people with learning disabilities and autism have doubled during the Covid-19 crisis. The dramatic U-turn comes after it had previously reassured the deaths of people in this group had been ‘within expected range’. Analysis of data by two separate organisations showed that in … Read more
The number of deaths among people with severe learning disabilities more than doubled in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, damning statistics show. The Care Quality Commission, which regulates services caring for people with disabilities in England, found that 386 people died between April 10 and May 15. This was 134 per cent higher than … Read more