|
Stay up
late campaign
The Stay Up Late
campaign was started by Heavy Load, the UK's only punk band made
up of musicians with and without a learning disability. They
started the campaign because...Read
More
Date Posted: 02/03/10
Swimming
at Trinity School (Hereford)
A new block of swimming
sessions at Trinity School starts on Friday 5th March...Read
More
Date Posted: 02/03/10
Public
service cuts in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
A BBC Hereford &
Worcester investigation into county council cuts in spending has
discovered Herefordshire Council has to slash its budget by a
quarter...Read
More
Date Posted: 02/03/10
Harsh test
for disability benefit to be reviewed
The Department for Work
and Pensions is to review the work capability assessment test -
a key part of its welfare-to-work programme...Read
More
Date Posted: 01/03/10
Free
laptops for low income families
The Home Access
programme is being rolled out nationally to allow lower income
families with children in years 3 to 9 to apply for grants to
buy computers and broadband connections...Read
More
Date Posted: 01/03/10
A life of
my own
Every year, over
100,000 carers take part in Carers Week, at the 8,000+ events
and activities organised locally in every part of the UK. Carers
Week 2010 takes place from 14-20 June...Read
More
Date Posted: 01/03/10
Lights,
Camera, Action! - ILS Task Group
The
Independent Living Task Group at SIL have been meeting since
early January with trainer Rick Goldsmith from Catchermedia to
learn the skills of making a film using the equipment which was
bought with the Awards for All funding...Read
More
Date Posted: 15/02/10
At home
help for the elderly and disabled people
The Social Care Bill
was published on 25 November and its provisions have the
potential to benefit around 400,000 people...Read
More
Date Posted: 15/02/10
Voters
with learning disabilities 'disenfranchised' Peers
People with learning
disabilities are "marginalised" by the political process and
parties should make it easier for them to vote, a report
says.....Read
More
Date Posted: 04/02/10
Peers
defeat move to delay free social care
An attempt to delay
a bid to provide free personal care at home for some 250,000
people in England has failed....Read
More
Date Posted: 04/02/10
Dementia 'losing out' to cancer in funding stakes
Dementia now costs
the UK economy twice as much as cancer but gets a fraction of
the funding to find causes and cures, a report seen by the BBC
shows...Read More
Date Posted: 04/02/10
|
