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Transport Minister Rosie Winterton, the�Commission and the Civil Aviation Authority today outlined measures coming into force this month to give up to 15 million disabled people and those with limited mobility new rights when travelling through airports in Europe.
Incapacity benefits and Income Support are to be abolished as part of far-reaching new proposals, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions James Purnell announced yesterday.
Single Equality Bill must give citizens more
power to demand fairness�
Trevor
Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has today
warned that Britain’s ‘hour-glass’ economy is bringing dangerous social
division and that there is a need for a ‘new deal on fairness’ for
Britain to be a successful global nation. Economic success for many
people should not be bought at the expense of a growing number of people
who are ‘shut out of prosperity’, he said.
Aberdeen City to scrap Dial a Bus Service
Aberdeen City council are withdrawing their support for the Dial a Bus
Service from November making a saving of �30,000 this financial year.
Drug succeeds in Alzheimer's trial
A
Russian clinical trial has found that the drug dimebon significantly
improves the symptoms of Alzheimer’s patients.
People needed for a new BBC TV series
Are you in the process of applying for
benefits or have you recently been accepted for benefits? Has the MS
Society helped you with the process?
Young people with a hearing or visual impairment have a chance to win prizes for themselves AND their schools. And of course a chance to hold the awesome title: Young Film Critic of the Year!
Scottish Disability Sport� Education and Training Officer Richard Brickley is tutoring a Sports Coach UK Course entitled “How to Coach Disabled People in Sport” at Bell’s Sports Centre Perth on Wednesday 6th August between 18 30 and 21 30.
Young disabled people in West Lothian enjoy
a big taste of sport
Young disabled people aged 17 to 24 in
West Lothian will have the opportunity to try out a range of sports and
physical activities at Linlithgow Sports Centre this month.
Britain’s six million carers get new rights
after mother’s legal victory in Europe�
The mother of a disabled child was
celebrating yesterday (Thursday 17 July) after judges in the European
Court of Justice in Luxembourg upheld the earlier opinion of the
Advocate General (AG) that treating employees less favourably because of
their association with a disabled person was unlawful.
More help is needed to ensure the 'struggling seventh' - the most disadvantaged 15 per cent of UK society - are reached by the benefits of the information society, according to a 'Digital inclusion manifesto'published by specialist consultancy humanITy (http://www.humanity.org.uk).
Major new research launched today by Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, provides a unique snapshot of the lives of nearly 2000 disabled people in Great Britain.
Increased support for carers will include an additional 10,000 respite weeks, it was announced today.
Libraries across Great Britain are asking blind and partially sighted people to come forward and 'Make A Noise In Libraries' (7-20 July 2008).
Publication of DWP research report: Mental
Health and Employment
A research report was published yesterday
on Mental Health and Employment.
Scotland's Minister for Children and Early Years, Adam Ingram has called upon the UK Government to do more to help families who are struggling with poverty.
Anyone experiencing mild anxiety and depression could now benefit from easily accessible therapeutic help as part of their personalised care plans.
'Parents use forced marriage as care option
for learning disabled'
Some
parents are using forced marriage as a long-term care option for people
with learning disabilities, a parliamentary meeting heard last week.
DIAL UK - the umbrella organisation for a network of disability advice groups in England and Wales - is to merge with leading disability charity Scope in a move that will create an expanded national advice and information network for disabled people.
New information of the cause of Rett Syndrome
Scientists at Edinburgh University have
uncovered new information into the cause of Rett Syndrome.
The RNIB REACT is an active audio sign system developed for the RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) that is installed in public areas, providing way-finding and other important information on and within buildings, on city streets, in trains and at bus stations.
The Scottish Government has approved the business case for a new �95 million emergency care centre in Aberdeen.
Doctors call for Royal Commission to review
co-payments
Doctors attending the BMA’s annual conference in Edinburgh yesterday
said they believed that patients should have the choice to purchase
treatment that is not available on the NHS while still continuing to
receive the rest of their treatment and medication on the health
service.
The odds are looking good for Capability
Scotland’s Evening at the Races
Capability Scotland, one of Scotland’s
leading disability organisations, is holding an Evening at the Races at
Perth Racecourse on Tuesday 29 July 2008. The event, which is sponsored
by Scotbet, promises to be a glamorous and fun evening set in beautiful
surroundings.
Chris Hoy champions RNID’s capital cycling
challenge
The multiple World Champion and Olympic
gold medalist is urging cyclists to use their pedal power to change the
world for deaf and hard of hearing people by cycling the 300km between
the two capitals on 26 - 29 September 2008.
Earlier diagnosis and better treatment for cancer and heart disease are on the cards for Scottish patients, thanks to a 10 million pound research centre, opened today by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
The NHS across the UK faces a 'battle of ideas' between a future based on one of mutuality rooted in the public service ethos versus one driven by market forces, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said today.
This six-part modelling competition which started last week on BBC3 explores the reasons why disabled people appear not to have a role to play in the beauty and fashion industries.
ParalympicsGB name cycling squad for Beijing
Paralympics
ParalympicsGB has today named the ten British cyclists set to
represent Britain at this summer’s Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Directory of Opportunities for Disabled
People in Fife
The
2008 edition of Fife Employability Network's Directory of Opportunities
for Disabled People in Fife is now
available so don't miss out on this essential pocket guide.�
A hundred�people a week in the UK have a lower limb amputated as a result of diabetes, warns Diabetes UK today.�
Beating depression for cancer patients
A new
treatment programme for cancer patients with clinical depression can
significantly boost their quality of life according to new research
published in the Lancet on Friday 4 July.
An Government campaign to stamp out age-related discrimination is urging Scots to See the Person, not the Age.
Proposals to extend the concessionary bus fares scheme for elderly and disabled people to ensure that injured forces veterans are included were announced today.
All four UK Health Ministers today reaffirmed their commitment to the core principles on which the NHS was founded, by issuing a Statement of Common Principles.
British football teams selected for the
Beijing Paralympics
Britain may not have had any football
teams at this summer’s European Championships but two football teams
will travel to Beijing to represent Britain at this summer’s Paralympic
Games in Beijing.
New Creature Discomforts characters previewed today
A campaign to raise awareness of Scotland's National Care Standards was launched today.
A new vetting and barring scheme to strengthen protection for children and protected adults from those who would do them harm is to be implemented under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act.
Down's Syndrome dolls are now being produced by a US company.
Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality, today announced new measures which will be in the Equality Bill, which will streamline and strengthen discrimination legislation, including banning age discrimination, to make Britain a fairer place.
Edwyn Collins, who has aphasia, is donating the profits of his latest single release to Connect
Smoking and weight-gain linked to hearing
loss - major new research
Smoking is a risk factor in the
development of age-related hearing loss, one of the largest ever studies
into risk factors for hearing loss has found.
Equal Opportunities Committee launches
‘Removing Barriers’ Report at Donaldson’s
Donaldson’s School in Linlithgow
hosted the launch of the Equal Opportunities Committee’s latest report
on 17 June 2008. ‘Removing Barriers and Creating Opportunities: Review
of Progress’ scrutinises the Scottish Government’s implementation of the
previous Equal Opportunities Committee’s disability inquiry report.
A unique worldwide social networking site, which aims to help young people with learning difficulties keep in touch and communicate with each other has been launched.
Berwickshire Wheels is one of 79 volunteering groups throughout the UK to receive this prestigious National Honour, which is equivalent to the MBE.
A new long term approach to help improve the daily lives of disabled people, backed by �600,000 from the Scottish Government, was announced today.
From June 10 disabled entrepreneurs across the UK can enter to win �50,000 first prize when the search starts to find Stelios Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2008.
Throughout the UK, there are hundreds of thousands of people working day in, day out to achieve human rights and true equality for everyone living with ill-health, injury or disability.
The National Autistic Society Scotland (NAS Scotland) has launched a report which reveals that over half of adults with autism in Scotland (54%) do not have enough support to meet their needs.
Ginkgo biloba has no benefit for people with dementia, according to new Alzheimer’s Society research.
A John Muir Trust volunteer work party has found a wheelchair on the summit of Ben Nevis.
Michael Hughes, (33) from Kilwinning, Ayrshire a presenter and producer on RNIB’s Insight Radio, is a housemate in this year’s season of the popular reality TV show Big Brother.
Two judges have today ruled that a Judicial Review of the law around assisting a suicide, in countries where it is lawful, should go ahead.
On June 10th 2008 the Government published it's National Strategy for Carers. The document is called "Carers at the heart of 21st century families and communities" and it includes a set of commitments and a ten year vision for what support for carers should be like by 2018.
Respite breaks are to be offered to carers in a new initiative launched by Saga - the leisure and financial services group for the over 50s.
A review has been published by the Scottish Government to provide evidence of peoples experiences using Self Directed Support (Direct Payments).
Every day, young people across the UK act in a humane and generous way to make a difference to the lives of others. The British Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards have been set up to recognise their achievements and celebrate the contribution that young people make to the lives of others.
Scottish Disability Equality Forum will be at the Gathering again this year.�� The Gathering takes place on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June at the SECC Glasgow.�� Stand No 64.�
Disabled people's organisations in Scotland received welcome backing today in the Scottish Parliament to save a representative group.
Disabled people's organisations in Scotland have made a last ditch bid to save a representative group from being assigned by the SNP government to its 'bonfire of quangos'.
�Public authorities failing to address disability and race discrimination in housing
Carers UK has welcomed Gordon Brown's announcement of a new Standing Commission on Carers
Vulnerable elderly people are being subjected to neglect, abuse, discrimination and ill-treatment in the hospitals and care homes �Article in The Guardian
Council told to pay family for disabled woman's care Article in The Guardian
Attacks on disabled people are hate crimes, too� Article in The Guardian
European Air Rules improve disabled passengers’ rights - but still leave gaps
Former minister raises fear of HIV blood cover-up Article in The Guardian
Self-directed support - new national guidance The new guidance builds upon Direct Payments legislation
It's 25 years and counting. Despite great advances in the treatment of Aids since Terrence Higgins died, ignorance still threatens to escalate the epidemic Article in The Guardian
From arthritis to diabetes: scientists unlock genetic secrets of diseases afflicting millions
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