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12bn unclaimed? I wonder why.

Last week I had one of my regular long chats with my wonderful father and, as it often does, what he said got me thinking. Why don't more older and disabled people know about all the things they are entitled to from the State and that they deserve to receive? How many lives could be improved and made easier if people just knew what's out there to help them? Welfare benefits, home helps, aids and appliances, it's all there and available but people often don't know about it or don't realise it applies to them and their own particular circumstances.

29 May 2016
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A global day of protest for ME and CFS

#MillionsMissing is dedicated to the millions of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients missing from their careers, schools, social lives and families due to the debilitating symptoms of the disease. At the same time, millions of dollars are missing from research and clinical education funding that ME should be receiving. And millions of doctors are missing out on proper training to diagnose and help patients manage this illness.

29 May 2016
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10 little-known facts about blindness

Do you think you know everything there is to know about blindness? Think again. Did you know, for example, that the divorce rate for people who are blind is only one-third the rate for Americans in general? Or that people who are blind are more apt to have nightmares than people with sight? Here are some surprising facts and figures about the complex world of blindness.

29 May 2016
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