January, 2020
January 28, 2020 | by Disabled Living | General
Diversity is something that should be celebrated, and we think it’s great to see that characters on TV and in film are becoming more and more inclusive. This includes portraying those with disabilities and minority communities. Although representation of people with disabilities in television is still only estimated at around 2.5%, this is something which […]
Tags: acting, actors, Cerebral palsy, Disability, disabled, downs syndrome, film, television
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January 23, 2020 | by Disabled Living | General
Clare and Deborah of Orkid Ideas are two mums passionate about visual supports and how they can be used to improve the lives of children, and adults with disabilities. They designed and developed TomTag – an award-winning visual support tool, inspired and named after Clare’s son Tomas who has autism. Whilst we all rely on […]
Tags: Disability, orkid ideas, sensory, tom tags, visual supports
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January 15, 2020 | by Disabled Living | General
At Disabled Living, we often see and help people who have had accidents at work. Hence, we have courses that help not only healthcare professionals, but also people in other industries such as construction and road building who may be exposed to certain hazards. The aim of the course is to keep people safe and […]
Tags: courses, health and safety, legal, policies, road surface workers, training
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January 9, 2020 | by Disabled Living | General
Are you one of those people who have not taken up a cancer-screening appointment? Have you left a bowel cancer-screening test to gather dust on the shelf? If so, then why not make a new year’s resolution to re-arrange your appointment or use the bowel testing kit, if you have received one, because it could save […]
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