University faces claims from second student over reasonable adjustments
A university at the centre of allegations of discrimination is facing similar claims from a second disabled student.
21 Aug 2015
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Benefits rates and income/savings thresholds
Download a pdf of Benefits rates and income/savings thresholds This factsheet provides details of benefits rates and savings thresholds as of April 2015. It is designed to be used in conjunction with various Alzheimer's Society factsheets about benefits and how to apply for them, especially factsheet 413, Benefits (see list in 'Further reading' section at the end of this factsheet.)
19 Aug 2015
A fibro warrior’s essential survival kit
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain all over the body, including muscle and joint pain. Our muscles may feel like they have been overworked or pulled. Sometimes, our muscles twitch, burn, or have deep stabbing pain.
19 Aug 2015
Loss of woman’s Motability car ‘shows how vicious PIP reforms are’
A disabled woman has lost the car she relied on to attend vital hospital appointments, after the government decided she no longer needed higher level mobility support without bothering to carry out a face-to-face assessment of her needs.
19 Aug 2015
Cardiff psychologists develop autism self-assessment test
A self-assessment test for autism has been developed by psychologists at Cardiff University.
19 Aug 2015
Lib Dems support Mencap’s call for Council re-think on dangerous junction
Lib Dem Councillors support the calls from Mencap Chair, Leslie MacDonald, for Councillor Tony Page to start listening to the pleas of disability groups and residents to have the lights at the junction on the corner of the Broad Street Mall turned back on.
17 Aug 2015