Countries around the world are facing rising goods and energy prices, inflation and cost of living pressures after the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. Disabled people in particular, often have additional costs from using extra heating, water use, personal …
The Music Man Project, an award-winning music education and performance service specifically for children and adults with learning disabilities, has teamed up with the Royal Marines Band Service to release a charity Christmas single. The single, Music Is Magic, aims …
Christopher Samuel is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in identity and disability politics, often echoing facets of his own lived experience. Christopher’s works can be found in the Government Art Collection. The team from the Collection sat down …
This blog was originally published on the DCMS Libraries Blog on 13 October 2022 for World Sight Day. Currently throughout the UK there are over 2 million people living with sight loss and this number is only expected to rise. …
One of cricket’s best kept secrets is the opportunity that exists for people living with disability to get involved in the sport. The game’s latest participation figures show a staggering 70,000 plus disabled people play the game through a variety …
In the last few years, we have witnessed an increasing focus on disability issues at the international level. Working in the disability policy space for many years, and now heading up the UK’s Disability Unit International, Futures and Complex Issues …
Harry is an Autsome Advocate. The advocates are a great bunch of neurodiverse children and young people based in North East Essex who give their views on health, education and social issues which affect their daily lives of autistic children …
In June of this year, I had the privilege of attending the 15th session of the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP15) in New York, as the Head of the …
We hear from Paul Arnold, ICO Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, who shares his story of being a leader with a visual impairment. Paul is responsible for the strategy, leadership and performance of the Information Commissioner’s Office. He …
I started Diabetes Week with a 5 kilometre jog, had a roast beef dinner in the middle and ended with a lovely evening in the pub with friends. A normal Sunday – except I spent it making sure there were …
The 15th session of Conference of States Parties (COSP) is being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 14 to 16 June 2022. What does this mean? Why is it important? Find out more. What is COSP? …