Man claimed £18,500 disability benefits after willingly having leg amputated, court told | UK news

Man claimed £18,500 disability benefits after willingly having leg amputated, court told | UK news

The ringleader of an extreme body modifications group who was known as the “eunuch maker” claimed £18,500 in disability benefits after willingly having his leg amputated, a court heard. Marius Gustavson, 46,... Read more »
Questions for Network Rail as plans emerge for yet another inaccessible footbridge – Disability News Service

Questions for Network Rail as plans emerge for yet another inaccessible footbridge – Disability News Service

New information suggests Network Rail has under-stated its plans to build more inaccessible footbridges, after proposals emerged for a new stepped bridge in the heart of west London. Network Rail claimed in... Read more »
London’s paratransit system is so bad, it’s breaking the law, disability advocates say

London’s paratransit system is so bad, it’s breaking the law, disability advocates say

A London woman calling on London Transit to improve its troubled paratransit service is asking the province to audit the system to highlight what she says are failures to meet provincial accessibility rules.  Jacqueline Madden,... Read more »
LOCAL KINGSTON MAN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY RUNS THE TCS LONDON MARATHON FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SUPPORT OF MENCAP

LOCAL KINGSTON MAN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY RUNS THE TCS LONDON MARATHON FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SUPPORT OF MENCAP

Tomas Cardillo-Zallo, from Kingston-upon-Thames, who has a learning disability and autism, is taking on the 2022 TCS London Marathon this October – one of the biggest events in the fundraising calendar –... Read more »
Disability Awareness Festival in Wanstead returns

Disability Awareness Festival in Wanstead returns

Thousands of people can enjoy activities and live music in a festival that celebrates the talents of people with disabilities. This year will mark the tenth Disability Awareness Festival in Wanstead and... Read more »
Complex Care Launched – Adults With Autism & Learning Disability in North London

Complex Care Launched – Adults With Autism & Learning Disability in North London

Luton,United Kingdom – July 25, 2022 — Green Pastures Care Limited is a provider offering supported living to adults with complex care needs diagnosed with learning disability and autism. The company was... Read more »
Disabled woman left on plane at Gatwick airport for hour and a half | Disability

Disabled woman left on plane at Gatwick airport for hour and a half | Disability

Gatwick airport has apologised to a disabled woman who was left stranded on a plane for more than an hour and a half after staff did not come to help her. Victoria... Read more »
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‘I cried when I wasn’t allowed to dance with my friends because of my disability – but now I’ve been a dancer for 11 years’

Dreaming of dance since she was a very young girl, Emily Farruku tried to join a class with her friends when she was at primary school – but was told she could... Read more »
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‘When I was diagnosed with MS I was so depressed I didn’t go out for 2 years but now I’m embracing my disability through fashion’

Open the pages of any glossy fashion magazine, click on the Instagram page of any famous fashion influencer, browse the racks in any high street store and, generally, all you’ll see are... Read more »
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Pioneering council praised for ground-breaking co-production on housing strategy – Disability News Service

A local authority has been praised for once again breaking new ground on co-producing policy with disabled people, after publishing a new disabled people’s housing strategy. Hammersmith and Fulham council, in London,... Read more »