Disability News
Liverpool legend kicks off Motability car presentation
April 23: Football legend, Alan Kennedy presented the key of a new Motability car to Claire Swan, from Wavertree, on Thursday 19 April 2007. Full story
Delivery of deaf awareness gains Royal Mail stamp of approval
April 19: Union reps at the Royal Mail in Chester are celebrating a first-class learning double after a training DVD they filmed to promote deaf awareness has been nominated for a Royal Mail award. Full story
Red Cross makes first aid learning available to disabled people
April 16: The British Red Cross, with funding from The Big Lottery Fund, has embarked on a three-year nationwide project to develop first aid training delivery for disabled people. Full story
A West Midlands man has developed a pioneering scooter trailer.
April 12: Steve Whitmore - whose wife Zelda is an MS sufferer who uses a mobility scooter
- invented and developed the Freedom Carrier. Full story
Baha users support group set up in Devon
April 05: Wendy Evans launched a Baha users support group after she had a life changing Baha implant operation. Full story
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson to speak at Beyond Boundaries Live
April 04 : The show is the first of its kind in the UK and will take place in Surrey on June 29-30. Full story
DRC threatens action over Disability Equality Duty Failure
April 03 : The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has published the names of more than 60 public authorities which have failed to produce a disability equality scheme. Full story
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