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Shaping The Future Of The Media

Shaping The Future Of The Media

“It’s not going to happen by closing your laptop and praying.” “We have an absolute responsibility to ensure our media represents everyone. Right now, there’s a long way to go, but we shall start here today.”   These were the words that resonated...
Our First Podcast!

Our First Podcast!

Click here to watch our first podcast! Watch our first-ever podcast with our Community Engagement Officer, Emily, and founder, George Baker. Hear about the origins of The Disability Union, what we do and where we’re...
Working with Manor Farm

Working with Manor Farm

The Disability Union x Manor Farm The community team has been forming relationships and liaising with businesses and organisations to promote and raise awareness of accessibility within our communities. We have been in talks with our local farm in Southampton...
Failing in our duty of care to Disabled Refugees

Failing in our duty of care to Disabled Refugees

Imagine what is like to flee poverty, oppression, persecution. Imagine what it’s like to be caught up in a war not of your creating, watching children burn, and seeing hearts breaking. Think about witnessing all you hold dear reduced to ash while batons are wielded,...
The resistance to caring for the carers

The resistance to caring for the carers

Carers’ rights day is here once again and the irony of such a day existing is not lost upon the millions of carers both low and unpaid up and down the country. Contrary to what many carers charities would have us believe, hardly anyone in the care community knows that...
Children in Need needs a re-brand

Children in Need needs a re-brand

We live in a media society where we are so desensitized to violence, gore and so much more that it would take a great deal to appall and offend anyone, especially a well socialised teenager like my daughter. It’s not often that I see her wheel out of the lounge in...

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