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Podcast: Parenting with a disability

In this episode of the Disability Download, we sit down with Jessica, a remarkable mother of two who shares her journey of navigating pregnancy, parenting, and daily life with a disability.

I couldn’t be happier

Support like yours helps people like Laura to achieve things they never thought were possible.

Podcast: Taboo Tales Love, Sex, and Disability

In this podcast episode, we chat to Zarifa, who shares her personal journey navigating the complexities of sex, dating, and disability, and Paige and Taylor, who share a candid glimpse into their relationship and talk about societal norms and...

Has the Chancellor forgotten social care?

Amy Little, our Head of Advocacy, responds to the Chancellor’s latest Budget. She reflects on a Budget speech that did not mention disabled people or social care. And she explains why disabled people needed much greater support.

Change 100 has changed my life for the better

Catherine growing up wanted to be a concert pianist and competed internationally in music until her chronic illness forced her to rethink her priorities and goals. Thanks to our Change 100 programme, she is now looking forward to a career in software...

Reflections on the Disability Action Plan

The Disability Action Plan was published last week. It had the ambitious aim of making the UK the ‘most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work and thrive’. Do the 32 Actions add up to a ground breaking plan? Will it deliver...