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				December 12, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				Are you looking for last minute Christmas gifts? Then look no further. Our accessible Christmas gift guide has a range of fun and useful products, making them the perfect stocking filler or main gift for your loved one. Whether you are looking for an easy-to-read pack of playing cards or a fun sensory item, we […]
				Tags: accessible gifts, christmas, Christmas gifts, Disability, gift guide
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				November 15, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				Autoimmune disease is an extremely broad category of medical conditions, which makes offering helpful advice across the board thwart with difficulties. There’s close to 100 different disorders listed in medical literature include well-known examples such as Type 1 Diabetes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. The shared thread that ties them all together is that they involve the […]
				Tags: Travel
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				November 12, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				This post has been written by Aimee Knight on behalf of Willowbrook Mobility Direct who feature in our Disabled Living Supplier Directory. If you have a disability, you could be more prone to illness, especially in the winter months. Therefore, it’s so important to stay warm and healthy when the colder weather sets in. Keeping […]
				Tags: Disability
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				November 6, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				Sarah Jones, Senior Associate at Clarke Willmott LLP, attends our In the Dock with a Expert Witness workshop. We recently spoke to Sarah to hear all about the ‘Boots, Balls and Brains’ event discover the links between ABI Rehabilitation and sports and social life.  About ‘Boots, Balls and Brains’ For football fans, those interested in […]
				Tags: sport
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				November 4, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				Last month we commemorated Disabled Living’s 122nd Annual Meeting at Yang Sing Cathay based at Intu Trafford Centre. Throughout 2018-2019, Disabled Living continued to work together to provide information and advice for disabled people, their families and carers to help them achieve optimum independence and self-determination. Chief Executive of our charity, Debra Evans, explained that […]
				Tags: annual meeting, event
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				October 30, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				LimbPower have introduced their new player pathway resource to increase sport activity for athletes and non-athletes with a limb impairment. Sport is for everyone, whatever your age or physical ability. Access can be more challenging for persons with a limb impairment and there can be a myriad of questions, challenges and barriers to overcome, whether […]
				Tags: sport
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				October 18, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				In her last post, guest contributor Joanna Grace, said that some people will never become symbolic communicators, a sentence that may have jarred those used to presuming that everyone can achieve, even if it is in very small steps and will take a very long time. Joanna now talks about multiple learning disabilities and the […]
				Tags: learning disabilities
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				October 14, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				Dr Emily Howlett, Patient Involvement Project Manager, at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust talks about the importance of connecting people to research. Imagine you’re going to cook someone an omelette. You know they’re very hungry, you’ve worked out the best ingredients to use, the best recipe to follow and the right utensils you need to […]
				Tags: research
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				October 7, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				Elin Williams caught our attention on Twitter. She reached the shortlist to attend The National Diversity Awards but that wasn’t only thing that inspired us. Elin has her own disability and lifestyle blog. She shares her journey and motivational messages on social media to empower others who are visually impaired. We spoke to her about […]
				Tags: sight loss
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				September 24, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General 
				
				In one of our previous posts, we introduced Joanna, contributor to Disabled Living’s blog who you’ll see more of over a series blogs. Joanna wrote about Objects of Reference and highlighted the dangers of using a standardised approach to them for people who will not become symbolic communicators. I imagine some people protested my words: […]
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