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Less than 2% of characters in the top UK TV shows are disabled

by Michelle Lowe | Oct 31, 2022 | Parents & Carers

Just 1.6% of characters in the top UK TV shows are disabled compared to more than 21% in society, according to streaming advice service WatchTVAbroad.com and its Diversity in the UK study. It found that a number of popular, prime-time programmes, such as Eastenders,...

Asthma attacks in more than a million people linked to UK cost of living crisis rationing

by Michelle Lowe | Oct 28, 2022 | Parents & Carers

One in five (20%) people living with asthma in the UK (of which there are 5.4 million) have had an attack as a result of changes they have been forced to make due to rising energy, food and household bills, according to the research by Asthma + Lung UK. More than a...

Mental health reforms ‘must go further’, MPs and peers are told

by Michelle Lowe | Oct 26, 2022 | Parents & Carers

A user-led organisation has warned MPs and peers that the government’s planned mental health reforms do not go far enough and have failed to engage with disabled activists who have been pushing for a more rights-based approach. Mary Sadid, policy manager for National...

Deaf jurors supported by BSL interpreter for first time

by Michelle Lowe | Oct 24, 2022 | Parents & Carers

For the first time in England and Wales, deaf people have been able to fulfill their civic duty and serve on a jury, supported by British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters. This summer, Karen – a volunteer at charity DeafCOG in London – became the first deaf...

Charity research finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes end with a charge

by Michelle Lowe | Oct 21, 2022 | Parents & Carers

Of the thousands of disability hate crimes reported to the police last year, just 1% resulted in criminal charges, two charities have revealed. Leonard Cheshire and United Response submitted Freedom of Information requests to 43 police forces in England and Wales and...
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