Disabled People

Every disabled child matters

July 3, 2009
Every disabled child matters

At a packed reception for Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) recently in the House of Commons, I joined over 80 MPs and heard from a range of speakers about the battle disabled children and their families face accessing the healthcare services they need. Speakers included parents of disabled children – such as Gilly Golesworthy, who [...]

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Celebrating International Day of Disabled People

December 9, 2008
Celebrating International Day of Disabled People

I was delighted to attend the Irish Centre in Hammersmith last Wednesday where the Hammersmith & Fulham Coalition against Community Care Cuts hosted a celebration of the International Day of All Disabled People 2008. The International Day of Disabled People has been an annual event since its proclamation by the United Nations back in 1992. [...]

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Tory Council hits elderly and disabled residents to pay for tax cut

July 1, 2008
Tory Council hits elderly and disabled residents to pay for tax cut

Hammersmith & Fulham Council have seen fit to recommend that the most vulnerable residents in the borough should be charged an hourly rate of £12.40 for home care. The Tories have boasted extensively about their cut to council tax but now every elderly and disabled person in the borough who requires home care will pay [...]

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Speaking Out on Disability at the Ealing Centre for Independent Living

April 14, 2008
Speaking Out on Disability at the Ealing Centre for Independent Living

From the Ealing Times Ealing Centre for Independent Living (ECIL) is a local charity with national ambitions. Under the dynamic leadership of Sian Vasey, it provides both a voice and a wide range of services for disabled people living in the borough. Last week I launched their latest project ‘Disability Speak Out Acton’. This was [...]

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