2017
December 21, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
December is a time to be feeling festive and prepare for Christmas. We have got a lot of news for you to catch up on this month. There have been several events at Redbank House and Disabled Living giving us that Christmassy feeling. We put our Christmas trees up at the beginning of the month […]
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December 18, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
We recently received a ‘Speak Up’ newsletter from Manchester People First (MPF) and felt inspired to write a blog about what they do. From 1992 to 2017, MPF have given training and support to disabled adults and professionals, with the aim to campaign for disabled people’s rights. This year, they were awarded with ‘Best Service […]
Tags: Manchester
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December 13, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
This is a guest blog by Heather Roberts, who you might have seen featured in our other blog posts. It’s not just in Manchester and Salford that Disabled Living has operated. Way back in the late 1800s The Band of Kindness, as it was known back them, was implementing novel ideas all over the country. […]
Tags: Archive, Heritage
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December 8, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
At the end of October we introduced Ben Andrews to you and told you why we thought he was deserving of our Story of the Month. Since then, Ben has started a whole new project which involves his series of videos, ‘Breaking Barriers’. These look at topics such as, transport as a barrier to an […]
Tags: Disability, Lifestyle
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December 6, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
We are so excited to share this little bit of hidden history with you! As we’ve mentioned before, this month is Disability History Month and its focus is the arts in disabled histories. On our #DonkeysToInnovators archive and heritage project, we are obsessed with our beautiful Christmas card collection. Read about the stories behind them on […]
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December 5, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
Today, Tuesday 5th December, celebrates a whole day dedicated to International Volunteer Day. For this day we would like to show recognition to our volunteers who have been supporting us on our #DonkeysToInnovators project so far. Throughout our From Donkeys to Innovators project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, we’ve had volunteers help us with […]
Tags: Disability, Exhibitions, Heritage
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December 4, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
For Disability History Month this year, the theme is the arts. Disabled Living is proud of its history which is steeped in arts and crafts. This month, we would love to share some of these stories from our #DonkeysToInnovators archive and heritage project with you. Thank you to Heather Roberts for writing this blog post. Christmas […]
Tags: Archive
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November 30, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
For November’s Story of the Month, we would like to do something that’s a little different. Usually, we dedicate this post to a person to recognise their potential or amazing achievements. However, this month we would like to dedicate this blog to the hardworking spirit of more than one person, which is the whole team […]
Tags: Manchester
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November 10, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
Occupational Therapist Week 2017 runs from 6th – 12th November. The theme this year is ‘I am an Occupational Therapist’. Here at Disabled Living we’re proud to have Angela and Jayne in our team of OTs. Their week involves a range of different tasks to help daily living and working environments. Angela and Jayne’s Occupational […]
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October 31, 2017 | by Disabled Living | General
This Story of the Month is dedicated to Ben Andrews from Empower You. The vision of the programme is to revolutionise the health and leisure industry and make it a much more inclusive place for disabled people. Ben understands the barriers that disabled people face when trying to exercise. And Ben wants to support disabled […]
Tags: Disability, disability awareness, disabled activities
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