"100 miles from home, no one could visit me”

"100 miles from home, no one could visit me”

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Access To Work slowdown is putting jobs at risk for disabled people

Disabled people are waiting up to 30 weeks for a decision on whether they'll get a grant to support them at work and wait times are getting longer. We hear from three people who have been affected: Danielle Verity, a visually impaired NHS psychologist has had her grant reduced ca ...  Show more

The "heartbreaking" decision on the stalled sign language GCSE

There were celebrations last year when a GCSE in British Sign Language was approved...but a few months have passed and no accredited exam board has taken it on. What now for the exam which had a strong 10-year campaign behind it?Simon Want from the National Deaf Children's Societ ...  Show more

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