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Treatment of Disabled Fans Shameful - Foster

Wed 13th Aug 2008

18 out of 20 Premiership football clubs are failing to provide enough space for disabled fans, while also increasing the price of disabled season tickets, according to research by the Liberal Democrats.

Don Foster MP for Bath (photography: Liberal Democrats)

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Dutch and Spanish Interest in Disability Essex Computer Research

Mon 4th Aug 2008

MCCSIS '08 is the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. This year's conference (22-25 July) was held at Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam.

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Major award for Disability Essex

Thu 24th Jul 2008

The European Council of the Regions hosted an international conference at their HQ in Brussels, on 24th June 2008. The subject was "Climate Change and the Challenges for Public Health". Co-sponsors were the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA) and the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).

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Dutch common sense may halt Mobility Scooter tax

Thu 15th May 2008

A campaign against a new import tax on mobility scooters for disabled and older people may have been given a lifeline by a Dutch court ruling.

Liz with Stratford resident and scooter user Anne Harris (l), with one of the scooters during a visit to N-Able, a mobility scooter dealer affected by the duty increases

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Care home ratings 'may mislead'

Mon 12th May 2008

New star ratings for care homes in England have been criticised for giving a misleading impression. The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) gave 70% of providers a three star (excellent) or two star (good) rating. But the charity Age Concern says many homes may have been given a one star (adequate) undeservedly. Its research, found cases in which inspections had failed to establish if residents were treated respectfully.

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Adults with Autism, to be audited

Mon 12th May 2008

For the first time the government is to calculate the number of adults with autism in England.

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