Find the perfect disability carer, like online dating
A new internet service has been set up which uses online dating techniques to help disabled people find the perfect carer - but it has bigger ambitions.
DR
12 May 2013
News
Neil has an IQ of 125 and runs his own business. So why won't a secret court let him spend his own money?
A secret court is controlling £2billion of assets of thousands of elderly and mentally impaired people and paying them a paltry rate of interest, the Mail reveals today. The controversial actions of the Court of Protection, which one MP has criticised as 'bordering on malpractice', are supposed to uphold the interests of 16,000 vulnerable people - but many claim they destroy the value of savings. Here SUE REID tells the story of Neil Barker, a successful businessman whose finances have been at the mercy of the court since he was injured in a horrific accident.
12 May 2013
Dear Facebook, Don’t You Like Blind People?
Dear Facebook Thank you for your service. As a severely sight impaired user, your Service has provided me with a window to the world and the ability to maintain contact with my friends, peers and current event taking place around the globe.
8 May 2013
Equalities – how the ‘General Duty’ was saved
It was fitting that, on the 20th anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence, the government decided to listen to campaigners and save a key element of our equalities laws.
IG
8 May 2013
Hi everyone
Myself Héloise and my colleague Brad are currently working to develop an app, to make the life of people with disabilities, easier. We're looking specially with physical disabilities but still able to use a smartphone.
8 May 2013
Abuse of wheelchair users on trains revealed
More than four in ten wheelchair users have been verbally or physically abused on trains (Picture: PA)
8 May 2013