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Salford seeks hearing impaired for TV...
by Mark Bright As part of some collaborative work with Dolby labs in America, the University of Salford is trying to improve th...
Barbara Keeley pledges support for the...
Barbara Keeley, Worsley MP and Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Worsley and Eccles South has signed a pledge to show her commitm...
Singing with Dementia - Eccles
by the FORGET ME NOT GROUP As an extension of the work they do in the Alzheimers Resource Centre in Eccles, the Forget Me Not Gr...
BBC Ouch! Disability Newsletter - 5...
A deaf world online article and our truly multicultural talk show has put us in an international mood. This newsletter has somethi...
ParalympicsGB and Adecco Launch Initiative to...
Adecco Group UK & Ireland announced that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete Career Programme (ACP) would be exte...
Small changes make "big difference" to...
Small changes in the workplace can make all the difference to disabled employees, says leading assistive technology specialist ian...
New £400,000 therapy rooms programme to...
Three-year partnership will enhance the communications skills of disabled children One of Britain’s leading sports charities, The ...
RSPH Accredits New Mental Health Training
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has accredited a new training programme developed to improve the care given to individu...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 25...
We’re not marching towards March here on Ouch! We’re doing a full-on dance. Much Dancing On Wheels stuff later on, meanwhile we'll...
Inconsistent mental health provision 'disadvantaging young...
Young people in care are not receiving consistent access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), with provision va...
Joan Bakewell attacks 'shameful' political row...
The Government's ageism tsar accused the Tories today of "telling lies" over plans for elderly care - but blamed Gordon Brown for ...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 11...
This week the Ouch! Team is mostly excited about Velcro-free hospital gowns and the arrival of talk show #48. You? ** Scroll do...
Government Announces New Care First Careers...
Care First Careers offers a subsidy of £1000 plus free pre-employment training to every adult social care employer who takes on an...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 4...
Here at Ouch! Towers, we were very sceptical when we read about the possible link between daily internet use and mood. We all spen...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 21...
2010 is getting off to a jolly good start at Ouch! Towers. The media is positively throbbing with disability stories this week,...
Trials offer new hope against MS
Novartis announced on January 20 that results of the TRANSFORMS and FREEDOMS studies, the two pivotal Phase III clinical trials wi...
Apology for thalidomide survivors
The government has apologised to the victims of the thalidomide scandal following the agreement of a £20m support package. Health ...
BBC Ouch! disability news letter -...
Snowed in? Terrified of icy pavements? Fear not, the Ouch! Newsletter’s here to take your mind off tinned food and long-life milk.
Tributes to devoted charity worker Joy...
The following extract is from a short article which has been published in the Warrington Guardian. To read the full text please fo...
NHS guilty of 'institutional ageism'
Older people face institutional ageism in the NHS, nowhere more so than in mental health. The issue of depression highlights this....
Improving dementia care 'key to future...
Baroness Greengross writes for ePolitix.com ahead of her question in the House of Lords on ensuring that patients with dementia do...
Autism charity TreeHouse responds to latest...
In response to the latest research from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol highlighting that autism is on the increase as a re...
Ability not disability – University of...
Today, during an event held to mark this year’s International Day of Disabled People, the University of Salford was awarded the Go...
Home Care Bill backed by Worsley...
by Mark Bright Worsley MP Barbara Keeley has welcomed the publication this week of the Government’s Personal Care At Home Bill. ...
Personal Care at Home Bill: Full...
Plans to extend care for the elderly are at the heart of the Government's final legislative programme before the general election....
Visa "Go World" Marketing Campaign
Visa Inc. unveiled its global Olympic marketing campaign – Go World. The campaign celebrates athleticism and human triumph through...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 19...
A recent BBC survey found that less than half of people with a disability regard themselves as disabled. Really useful to know, th...
Tesco Charity Fund for Adults and...
From: Natalie Craig Senior Sports Development Officer Worsley & Boothstown / Equality Salford Community Leisure Ltd New Brid...
Cerebral palsy 'can be prevented'
Action to prevent cerebral palsy is long overdue, crossbench peer Lord Hameed told the House of Lords yesterday. During a short de...
IFI L3 Volunteer Recruitment
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is currently looking for disabled people to volunteer to support the ‘Level 3 Award in Exer...
Disability Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel
On March 5th 2009 Greater Manchester Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in partnership with several advocacy groups for disabled peop...
Muscular dystrophy care 'overstretched and uncoordinated'
Caroline Spelman MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of today's Westminster Hall debate on muscular dystrophy specialist care in the ...
New project to help people with...
Internships designed to help people with learning disabilities into work will be tested by employers across England, Minister for ...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 15...
Are the short daylight hours making you feel blue? There are plenty of chuckles to be had on Ouch! this week. First up is David G...
Disabled Participants Needed
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Benefits test shows 'only one in...
Just one in six applicants for a new sickness-related benefit were deemed too ill to work, according to government figures. They s...
Paralympic Stars of the Future Come...
UK's Disability Sporting Talent Showcased Over Five Day Event Held at the Birthplace of the Paralympics 250 young disabi...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter - 24...
We're feeling full of youthful optimism at Ouch! Towers and we're not going to let the likes of Disability B1tch rain on our parad...
Winning the battle for hearts and...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF), the Stroke Association and Marie Curie Cancer Care are co-hosting fringe events at the main co...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter
Ouch! towers is buzzing with life right now. Not only have we been joined by two young work experience people, but we're really e...
Salford developing motorised frame to help...
by Mark Bright The University of Salford has received over £300,000 to help develop a motorised frame which allows people affected...
Support for carers 'too complex'
Britain's six million unpaid carers who look after relatives or dependents are missing out on crucial benefits because of overly c...
BBC Ouch! disability newsletter
It's the perfect disability newsletter for a bad weather bank holiday. You won't have to leave the house, print out a voucher or ...
Mental health employment boost
Thousands of people with mental health problems are to be given extra support managing their condition so they can remain in the w...
Incapacity claimants 'should exercise more'
Individuals on incapacity benefit should do more exercise to help them get back into work, the health secretary has said. Andy Bur...
Special Olympics Mourns the Loss of...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver died early this morning at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, surrounded by her family. She was 8...
Ouch! It's a disability thing
We know people like to run away from disability and pretend they haven't got one when they have. It's understandable. And now you'...
Raising awareness on disability hate crime
Parliamentary researcher Helen Undy reports on Voice UK's latest campaign to raise awareness about disability hate crime. Voice UK...
Award-winning Ford is Motability's favourite
* Ford receives Motability's volume manufacturer award * Blue oval applications on disabled drivers' scheme up 25 per cent la...
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