31 May 2013 - 1:30pm

by By Pyrrhus

I am the appointee for a young Deaf man, who I will refer to as 'M', who has autism and additional needs. In January I received his form to complete to claim...

3 May 2013 - 1:00pm

Katie Vecina

Bureaucracy is the punishment for having the gumption to ask for support. Whether we need support from Access to Work, social security benefits, housing or social care, we...

26 March 2013 - 4:42pm

Laura Bennett

In February, we held an event for people who commission or provide services...

Much more is needed to address the crisis in social care

1 March 2013 - 5:33pm

Liz Ball

Last year, when the Dilnot commission made its recommendations on the funding of care and support,...

11 February 2013 - 12:04pm

Liz Ball

A report, Home Cure, published earlier this year by the think tank Demos, amongst other things,...

10 December 2012 - 5:14pm

This blog post was written to illustrate the extra costs that deafblind people can incur paying for the technology and support they need to live an active and healthy life. It is not...

10 December 2012 - 12:46pm

Liz Ball

It’s easy to be fooled into thinking the Government’s welfare reforms are fair and working. Last week in his autumn statement, the Chancellor said he was protecting disabled...

3 December 2012 - 4:16pm

By Sue

My son is profoundly deaf, partially sighted, has epilepsy and a severe learning disability. He lives in his own supported living flat.

I can remember a time when social...

29 October 2012 - 3:04pm

By Steve

I am deafblind and also physically impaired having a rare disorder called Alstrom syndrome.  In 2009 I lost all feeling in...

19 August 2012 - 5:57pm

By Liz

One intended legacy of London hosting the Olympic and Paralympic games is for more people to take up sport at every level. Rarely, if ever, do host countries achieve this aim but...