by Dan White | Wednesday, 10 November, 2021 | Uncategorized
For a world so obviously dismissive of disability, it is seemingly perplexing that it is subconsciously intent on growing our community numbers. The number of disabled people worldwide currently stands at one billion, and according to the World Report on Disability,...
by Dan White | Tuesday, 2 November, 2021 | Uncategorized
My daughter is 15, a wheelchair user, and a fierce Disability rights campaigner. I proudly stood next to her as we took part in the extinction rebellion protests in London. She was asked by many bystanders why did she feel the need to campaign on something like...
by Dan White | Friday, 29 October, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Disability Union Thursday’s budget was promised to deliver to the country, but for the disabled and care communities, it failed to action anything, in fact, things are looking to remain static, underfunded, and indeed worse. This lack of will to help those...
by The Disability Union | Tuesday, 21 September, 2021 | Uncategorized
Comment bt Avril Coelho It was late March 2020 and whilst recovering from contusions, lacerations and an eye fracture following a seizure I heard that the panic buying we had experienced at work was due to a pandemic and a Councillor briefing I’d attended confirmed it...
by Dan White | Tuesday, 7 September, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today the PM announced his government’s plan to plug the financial hole in social care. While we applaud & thank the government’s overall concern & willingness to finally tackle this issue, the Disability Union has concerns. The money raised by the NI hike...
by The Disability Union | Tuesday, 31 August, 2021 | Uncategorized
Comment by Jess Muxlow The Olympic games of Tokyo 2020 have finally come to a close, with Great Britain obtaining sixty-five medals in total across a plethora of disciplines. The games which were delayed until the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, took...
