disabilities

DIY SOS fix-up a surf school that teaches children with disabilities

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DIY SOS: The Big Build viewers were reduced to tears over the team’s latest project which saw a ‘damp, cramped, dingy lock-up’ used by a surfing group transformed into a stunning centre, perfect for helping children with disabilities enjoy the sport. The BBC One programme, which aired last night, returned with a Children In Need … Read more

Brit woman leads eight Cambodians with disabilities in a 250km bike ride to supply food

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A British woman led eight Cambodians living with disabilities in a 250km bike ride across the country to raise money and deliver supplies to local food banks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Claire Wyatt, 24, helped her team cycle from the capital Phnom Penh to Siem Reap to bring food to those who were starving due … Read more

Death rates of people with learning disabilities and autism have DOUBLED during Covid-19 crisis 

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The NHS has launched an ‘urgent’ review after figures showed death rates of people with learning disabilities and autism have doubled during the Covid-19 crisis.  The dramatic U-turn comes after it had previously reassured the deaths of people in this group had been ‘within expected range’.  Analysis of data by two separate organisations showed that in … Read more

Deaths of people with learning disabilities DOUBLED during Covid-19 crisis

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The number of deaths among people with severe learning disabilities more than doubled in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, damning statistics show. The Care Quality Commission, which regulates services caring for people with disabilities in England, found that 386 people died between April 10 and May 15. This was 134 per cent higher than … Read more

Judge rules woman in her 20s with learning disabilities should have contraceptive device fitted

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Judge orders woman in her 20s with learning disabilities who has given birth to several children to be fitted with contraceptive device against her will Unnamed woman has had children taken from her care but is pregnant again  Her physical health problems could make further pregnancies a risk to her  Justice Gwynneth Knowles ordered device … Read more

Paralympic pets! Photographer captures stunning shots of resilient animals with disabilities

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Purrrfect just as they are! Disabled animals including a cat with no ears and a dog who uses a wheelchair are captured in a photo series celebrating their resilience Photographer Alex Cearns, of Perth, has dedicated book to cute disabled pups Collated snaps of pooches with mobility issues, amputated limbs and blindness Explains she wanted … Read more