Vinny's barriers to employment
Vinny talks about the barriers he faced in the workplace when trying to access reasonable adjustments.
Vinny talks about the barriers he faced in the workplace when trying to access reasonable adjustments.
Emma told us about her experience as a Change 100 intern.
In honour of International Women’s Day, Leonard Cheshire has announced Paralympic athlete Olivia Breen and television presenter and disability rights campaigner Sophie Morgan as its newest ambassadors.
Sarah talks her journey into employment and the impact our young voices programme.
If the government reforms social care it could boost the economy by £6 billion to £20 billion, including £1-4 billion in income tax.
More young disabled people in Birmingham are to benefit from life changing activities, thanks to funding from the John Lewis Partnership Community Investment Fund.
Neil Goulden has succeeded David Grayson CBE as Chair of Leonard Cheshire.
Niamh was one of our Change 100 interns. She tells us about her experience working at Next.
Emily is a legally blind content creator from London. She tells us about her experience using transport and what accessible rail travel looks like to her.
Yahye Siyad talks us through his experiences in the sporting world, the professional world, and the world of couch surfing.
Ariana Almeida tells us why this International Women's Day, we’re calling on everyone to #ChooseToChallenge gender inequality and disability discrimination.
We needed to see a lot from today’s Budget to support social care, equal employment, and supporting disability rights worldwide. But did it deliver? Our Director of Policy Gemma Hope gives us her verdict.
Cambridge rugby star Stephen Leonard will lead Cambridge University against Oxford University at Twickenham, supporting disabled rugby fans as he plays a vital role in the Varsity Match on Thursday.
Alice Atieno Ouma is one beneficiary of the Education for Life project. She is 18 years old and lives with her husband and child in Wakesi village, Muhoroni Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya.
We explore the new House of Lords report and how it relates to the transition into employment from higher education for disabled people.
For the last three years, we’ve been working with 250 women with disabilities in Northern Uganda. Catherine Alejo, Programme Manager in Uganda and Tanzania, explains how the project has supported these women in developing their skillsets and starting...
Michelle Lecheminant is the deputy manager at our St. Bridget’s service in West Sussex. She tells us what working on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic has taught her.
Our CEO Neil Heslop, Area Manager Daniel Biddle, Senior Researcher Dr Mark Carew and Philip Connolly, Policy Advisor for Employment and Social Protection, have joined our Trustee Shani Dhanda on the Shaw 100 List of the most influential people with a...
This International Women’s Day, Isabella Kila tells us how she chose to challenge a lack of accessibility in Papua New Guinea and advocate for disabled people.
Cara is one of our Change 100 interns. She tells us about what she's gained from the experience.
We look at how some examples of good practice when employing disabled people and how some employers are giving us hope for the future.
Amalie Quevedo, International Project Support Officer, and Elizabeth Johnson, Research Officer, explain why we need more data to understand the challenges disabled women face when accessing healthcare services.
Equestrian Clubs are the most prevalent providers of parasport opportunities in the UK, according to research by leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Jay Smith has chronic fatigue syndrome and explains a recent application for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Amy tells us about her Change 100 experience.
A lack of suitable local opportunities could be stifling the UK’s grassroots parasport talent, research by leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire has found.
The government must act now to halt the unfolding employment crisis amongst disabled young people, leading UK disability charity Leonard Cheshire has warned.
Scovia took part in our inclusive livelihoods project in Uganda. She tells us about setting up her own salon and how she adapted during the coronavirus pandemic.
Authors Chloe Timms and Penny Batchelor are published novelists who are both disabled. They chat to Nick Bishop about their love of writing, their experiences as authors and of course, their books.
Team GB Paralympic medal winner Olivia Breen gives us a preview of the upcoming Paralympic Games. Olivia talks about the power of sport for disabled people and her hopes for Paris 2024.
Ideally located in the seaside town of Worthing, Avila House offers supported living for up to 20 disabled adults. Leonard Cheshire is the sole provider of support staff at Avila House. Our expert person-centred care helps people build crucial...
In our latest podcast episode, Jon Sim catches up with our CEO Ruth Owen OBE. In a candid interview, Ruth talks about her determination to succeed despite the yawning disability employment gap she faced as a young school leaver.
In this episode of our podcast The Disability Download, Selina Mills chats to disability rights campaigner Judy Heumann about writing her memoir, International Women’s Day and her new documentary film on Netflix: Crip Camp.
This month, Isaac is joined by magician Rob West, who is one half of magic duo Rob and West. Rob, who has Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia, reflects on how growing up with a disability led to his stage presence as a performer.
In this episode of our podcast, The Disability Download, Cathy chats to award-winning journalist and campaigner, Frances Ryan. Frances published her book ‘Crippled: Austerity and the demonization of disabled people’ in 2019. She chats about austerity...
When Grace Capaldi realised that mainstream employment wasn’t for her, she came up with a radical solution: to run a record label full time and found a recording studio. Here she tells us about that journey to being her own boss, and why the unusual...
In this podcast episode, Gwenyth Withers catches up with Kit and Beck to talk about autism and the gender spectrum, university experiences and dating life.
In this episode of our The Disability Download podcast, we’re talking all things assistive tech. Listen to our Director of Assistive Technology, Steve Tyler, tell us about the latest developments in technology, while tech blogger Glen Turner chats...
Video games are a relatively new but ever more popular medium. Somewhat misunderstood, video games have something very special about them in terms of being able to reach people and include people. For disabled people they can actually be more than...
This month we catch up with disabled model and entrepreneur Caprice Kwai. She shares her journey as a disabled model, gives advice to anyone who might want to get into the industry and talks about her new jewellery brand, By Caprice Kwai.
In this episode, we chat to Martin Hywood, a fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy UK, on life before and after his diagnosis, and how quarantine affected him.
Following on from Disability Pride Month, Dr Hannah Barham-Brown talks about disability activism and what makes her proud to be disabled. She also discusses LGBTQ events and why they need to be more inclusive.
We chat to Paralympic long jumper and 100 meter sprinter Livvy Breen, as well as her good friend Mo Jomni, a paralympic wheelchair racer. We get an insight into their training routines, what life is like as a Paralympian and just why inclusive sport...
As we move into festival season, avid music fan Joshua Reeves catches up with rap artist, drum and bass MC and electronic music producer Kray-Z Legz (Mark Humphries).
In our latest podcast episode, we speak to disabled student Cassie and network director of Disabled Students UK Amelia about their experiences over the last twelve months.
As London Fashion Week 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to take the time to showcase some of the emerging talent that is working to make the fashion and beauty industry more inclusive and diverse. In the latest episode of our podcast, The Disability...
On this episode, we catch up with Niall, who was diagnosed with Asperger's as a teenager. Niall reflects on the impact of school, music and subcultures on his life growing up and shares his views on how he thinks big companies can help close the...