Trial of new leaflet for Disability Living Allowance
The government's Disability and Carers Service (DCS) are introducing a new leaflet on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children over a 3 month trial period.
12 Sep 2008
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NAS fringe event on SEN and disabilities
The National Autistic Society (NAS) has been asked by the Liberal Democrats to hold a fringe event on special educational needs at the party conference on Monday 15th September.
11 Sep 2008
Treatment of Disabled Fans Shameful - Foster
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.
13 Aug 2008
Drug hope for cystic fibrosis
An experimental drug is proving effective for treating the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF).
12 Aug 2008
Dutch and Spanish Interest in Disability Essex Computer Research
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.
4 Aug 2008
Major award for Disability Essex
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).
24 Jul 2008