Stories

Michelle Lecheminant is the deputy manager at our St. Bridget’s service in West Sussex. She tells us what working on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic has taught her.

Amar Latif contracted coronavirus in March 2020. He tells us about what it was like to be admitted to hospital as a blind man and what the experience taught him.

We asked Owen Thomas, a volunteer at Fryers House in Romsey, to tell us what lockdown has been like for him. Here, Owen tells us how he managed to keep helping our residents despite having to self-isolate.

Ged Beaumont is one of our volunteers. He tells us how he's been continuing to volunteer and fundraise for us during the coronavirus pandemic.

UK’s 14 million disabled people are being forgotten by the government and allowed to fall through the cracks.

With massive levels of PPE required across our services, many of our colleagues have been working tirelessly to make sure it gets to where it's needed.

Caron Lever, Service Manager of our Bradbury Wing service in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne tells us about the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE).

During the coronavirus pandemic, we've had to change the way we work so we can continue to support disabled people and our staff on the frontline. Aine has worked for us for 18 years. When her community services closed, she volunteered to be...

Russell is normally our Head of Building Compliance. With the coronavirus pandemic, his role changed as he volunteered to work at Greenacres, our care home in Sutton Coldfield. He tells us about his experience and how it's given him a newfound...

In this episode, we talk about the impact of coronavirus and self-isolation on disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. With the current restrictions in place, we spoke to business owner Josh Wintersgill, Jamie Woods, a community...