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Halloween Party Sunday 25 October in Hemel Hempstead's Old Town
23 Oct 2015
National News
“So many people you won’t be able to see the empty shops” NOT!
At a Rugby Council meeting on 21 July Neil Sandison challenged the ruling conservative group to do more to promote our town centre shops. The tory leader Cllr Mike Stokes said this was unnecessary as with the Rugby World Cup the town centre would be so crowded we would not be able to see the empty shops - see http://rugbylibdems.org.uk/en/article/2015/1097564/so-many-people-you-won-t-be-able-to-see-the-empty-shops-claim-tories .
23 Oct 2015
“Just because I can’t speak doesn’t mean I have nothing to say”
October is International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) awareness month. As Hilary Gardner from Communication Matters explains, there are many ways of communicating, not just with words.
22 Oct 2015
PIP assessments: 150 to 200 lose Motability car each week - See more at: http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2015/october/pip-assessments-150-200-lose-motability-car-each-week#sthash.cNOYkl0R.dpuf
Disability Rights UK CEO Liz Sayce was interviewed about PIP and mobility on the Adrian Goldberg radio show this morning, for BBC West Midlands Adrian Goldberg radio show Listen to radio show - news item begins approximately 1:26:00 into the programme The show featured a phone in from Nicola, who has Multiple Sclerosis and who is now permanently in a wheelchair. Nicola had previously been on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and was able to have a Motability car to help her get around because she was in receipt of DLA high rate mobility component. When Nicola was reassessed, under Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rules, she lost her Motability car because it was decided that she did not qualify for the enhanced rate mobility component - 'Moving Around', despite the fact that she cannot walk at all. The latest estimates from Motability are that 150 to 200 people lose their Motability car, each week, following the transfer of their DLA claim to PIP. The DWP has so far been silent on this issue. They have now
22 Oct 2015
Dyspraxia Awareness Week 2015 – 10 facts about dyspraxia
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22 Oct 2015
Post Code lottery for mental health services
People with anxiety and depression should be offered talking therapies within six weeks, according to new guidelines in England. But while 100% of patients in some areas receive this level of treatment, it is only 5% in others - why does this happen?
22 Oct 2015