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Spring is on its Way

What does it mean for You? by Michaela Aitken What a wonderful day its bright out, my coat stays on the hanger as I walk my dog Dfa around our

DWP Raises Cap on Access to Work Payments

In March 2015 the  Access to Work (AtW) payments scheme was capped for induvidials at 1.5 times the National Average Salary. This left Deaf and Disabled people without the full support

Disabled Persons Railcard

Do you know about the Disabled Persons Railcard? It provides great travel discounts for you and a companion. If you have a disability, for £20 a year you could get

PIP suffers blow on mental health at High Court

UPDATE: The PIP saga rumbles on with the Government now committed to reviewing 1.6 million claims at a cost of £3.7 Billion by 2023. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42862904 It seems to have gone somewhat unnoticed but

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

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 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

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

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