Seven things everyone should know about Access to Work
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Access to Work is the government's best-kept secret. Here are some top tips our disabled staff members who use the grant think you should know.
How technology is giving disabled people new opportunities
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Kay Barnes – Assistive Technologist at our Hill House residential service in Cheshire – shows how technology offers choice and independence, and keeps people in touch.
Missed chance for meaningful social care funding reform
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Disabled author Chloe Timms campaigns with us on social care. She explains why the Health and Care Act 2022 is a missed opportunity for social care funding reform.
Disability and food banks: the basic rate of support isn't enough
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Rachel Lees from the Trussell Trust speaks to Steve Huxford about his experience using food banks and why we need a strong and stable social security system, not just in national crisis, but every day.
What do the new cost of living payments mean for disabled people
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'Timely, but temporary and not targeted enough' - Gemma Hope, Director of Policy, takes a further look at the government's cost of living announcement.
PIP Assessments: Searching for understanding
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Jay Smith has chronic fatigue syndrome and explains a recent application for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The Global Disability Summit and people power
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A month on from the Global Disability Summit, citizen reporter Kyle James Eldridge looks at what the event achieved and the strength of people power.
Our take on the latest Budget statement: Problems solved?
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Our Director of Policy, Gemma Hope, goes through some of the most pressing issues below and assess whether or not this Budget dealt with them.
Breaking the bias through youth advocacy
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Mind was part of our Access to Employment project in Thailand. She tells us what she has learnt from the project and how we need to work together to break the bias around girls with disabilities.
This is not ‘living well with coronavirus’
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Our Head of Influencing Amy responds to the government’s ‘Living with COVID-19’ plan.
