Philip Hammond, Why Blame the Disabled?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Productivity fell this year between March and June by 0.1 per cent despite people working for longer hours, the ONS found. Chancellor Philip Hammond had this to say; “It is almost […]
Communicating with People who have Hearing Loss
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some general Advice for clear communication for people with hearing loss. A small amount of thought and effort in communicating with deaf and hard of hearing people can […]
MidlandsAbility
MidlandsAbility Improving Workplace Opportunity for those with Disabilities Our director Imran Umar had the pleasure of attending the MidlandsAbility Network Launch at KPMG in Birmingham. MidlandsAbility is an exciting new […]
Funky Finger Weekly Baby Group
An Event on behalf of James Wolfe Primary School in Greenwich, London Are you a deaf parent, or are you a parent of a deaf baby? If so this […]
Mental Illness, the Poor Cousin of Disability.
The welfare state set up to support Britain after the First World War was to ensure our economic success with so many injured and disabled soldiers returning home. Over the […]
2017 General Election and Accessibility
The 2017 General Election is fast approaching and the parties have all published their manifestos. So how do they score on accessibility?; Conservative Party: Green Party: Labour Party: Liberal […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 has started and there seems to be a greater push than ever to raise awareness of mental and in doing so remove the stigma it […]
A Simple Intro to BSL Grammar.
Having read our previous article on how to learn languages let’s have a look at some useful ideas for learning British Sign Language (BSL). In English you would say something […]
The Benefits of Second Language Learning (Particularly Sign Language) On the Developing Mind
The benefits of second language learning on a developing mind is talked about a lot. I think it is self-evident that many, many parents want to give their child any edge […]
A Guide to Learning a Language – In Theory
You may have heard of Ted Talks – you maybe an avid follower of new speakers or it’s something we are introducing to you, in essence TED talks help spread […]
The Great Appa Bake Off: Patisserie
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
The Great Appa Bake-Off: Pie
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
The Great Appa Bake-Off: Desserts
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
The Great Appa Bake-Off: Cupcakes
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
The Great Appa Bake-Off: Pastry
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
The Great Appa Bake-Off: Cake
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
The Great Appa Bake-Off: Bread
As some of you may be aware there’s a rather popular TV show on right now, The Great British Bake Off. We thought it was a great opportunity to start The Great […]
ISO9001- Laura Gilby – Teamleader
Laura Gilby – Team Leader appa me ltd appa me | appa life | appa training | appa fitness | appa kids By achieving ISO9001 we have now joined […]
ISO9001 – Lea-Ann Penaluna – Team Leader
Lea-Ann Penaluna – Team Leader appa me ltd appa me | appa life | appa training | appa fitness | appa kids Introduction I first became involved with ISO 9001 […]
ISO9001 – Kyla Aitken – Operations Director
Kyla Aitken – Operations Director appa me ltd appa me | appa life | appa training | appa fitness | appa kids What’s in a Name? ISO has a different […]
4Talent and Equality of Opportunity
appa me would like to congratulate Channel 4 for their recent positive action in ring fencing 50% of their apprenticeships for people with disabilities. In this day and age in […]
Yes I Can
appa were delighted to see the new ‘Yes I Can’ advert for the Rio Paralympic Games 2016? The advert delivered beautifully to highlight the prospective Paralympians performing with grace, power […]
DWP Overlooks SME Advice and pays the cost
Turn a Corner appa were delighted at the recent successful prosecution of Ethel and Paul Neal, founders of Neals Communication. A Croydon based deaf support company purportedly serving S.E. London […]
Public Shaming – Shifting Perspectives
Public Shaming – Shifting Perspectives Is Social Media the best method in which to raise awareness? appa looks into a recent case of mistaken perception and the immediate negative implications […]
Universal Credit
Universal Credit Universal credit was introduced in early 2015 (February) and now in May 2016 is being rolled out across the rest of the country. Universal credit, the brain child […]
Rita and Caleb: Special Needs Clothing From Marks and Spencer
On the 3rd of October 2015 Rita Kutt posted a message on the Netmums website. Her grandson Caleb has special needs and his mother was finding it very hard to […]
Curing Deafness with Genetic Engineering
Curing Deafness with Genetic Engineering News on methods to treat deafness and hearing loss waxes and wanes, and when the news includes the word “genetic” the clamor waxes stronger. Since […]
Our Clients: Andrew Muskat
Andrew, a grafter, has worked at Lloyds for over 34 years. Today he tells us about some ofthe barriers and solutions of working as a Deaf person in hearing corporate […]
Blog of a Support Worker: Rhys Farrugia
Bus Drivers! When I was at the youthful age of 5, I was asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As bold as brass, ambitiously and […]
Blog of a Support Worker: Bernadette Travers
Love what you do – Blog from one of our interpreters at appa Life is full of ups and downs. I don’t mean to sound profound and dramatic, I mean […]
