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Disability and The Police in the USA
By: A.C. The more that I read about the political situation in America the more I am reminded of Darwin’s Book “On the Origin of Species”. Darwin posited that animals evolve to suit their environment and evolve certain characteristics as … Continue reading
Hidden Disabilities
By: A.C. The link to the Huffington Post article on our Facebook Page about looking well, and having hidden disability is something I understand very well. Last week I was in local supermarket, walking through the open space where double … Continue reading
Flooding and Disability
By: A.C. With regard to the present flooding disaster in the south of England, our thoughts have to be well-wishing and hope that their plight ends soon. Those farmers and rural workers produce food, and that land, which is normally … Continue reading
Dentists and Diabetes
By:A.C. It is often very difficult to get to grips with health statistics published in the “National” press & media as the statistics have been researched in England. However, I think that even in the absence of statistics or research … Continue reading
West and the Wheelchair User
By: A.C. I have written about “Hidden Disability” on this blog before. A rather nasty incident occurred on the other side of the World which I’ve only just become aware of, probably due to all the news time being centered … Continue reading
Are “They” out to get us?
By: A.C. The Government have announced yet another ’crackdown’ on benefit cheats. In selected areas of the country, they will try different methods of reminding claimants that they have to report changes in circumstances. these are usually things like obtaining … Continue reading
Paddy McGuninness and the Blue Badge
By: A.C. I never knew that the comedian, presenter and broadcaster, Paddy McGuinness, is the father of autistic twins and another child who is suspected to be on the spectrum. His wife Christine is a constant campaigner on social media … Continue reading
Dyslexia and Discrimination
By: A.C. I bring to your attention a report that appeared recently, about a woman who has dyslexia, and has won a Disability Discrimination Act tribunal against her employer Starbucks. Messeret Kumulchew was a supervisor at a branch of Starbucks … Continue reading
Welfare and Healing
By: A.C. There appear to be various comments and articles over the weekend, which in no uncertain, and sometimes very blunt language, comment about what seems like an undiluted attack on the disabled by the DWP, and in particular those … Continue reading
Hidden Disability 2
By: A.C. Last year, I wrote about Hidden Disability, and the Hierarchy of Disability, which was to illustrate as best as I could, how both visibly disabled people, and society in general view hidden disability. Recently, BBC 3 has been … Continue reading →