Posts Tagged ‘disability’
Hackney writer to judge prestigious disability charity awards
Playwright and filmmaker Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini joins panel for Sense Awards
Read More‘What else am I capable of?’ Disabled woman from Hackney achieves dream of learning to fly – thanks to charity scholarship
Malky Padwa, 33, said the experience has changed her life and made her ‘rethink my capabilities’
Read More‘Change in attitude’ needed to improve accessibility on London’s transport network, campaigners warn
People with disabilities spoke out about their concerns at a recent forum in Hackney
Read MoreThe Huddleston: A centre without a centre
The long-running charity is without a permanent home, and the Citizen visited to see a former member perform a fundraising pantomime
Read MoreCouncil sorry after disabled candidate unable to mount stage for election results announcement
Independent Network candidate Peter Smorthit was stunned when he realised he would not be able to get on
Read MoreNew cycling programme in East London wants to ‘bridge gap’ in health inequality
People with disabilities can take part for free and get advice on adaptive bikes
Read MoreStamford Hill charity shop delighted after Diane Abbott drops by to meet volunteers
Branch manager for disability charity Scope thanks local MP for her ‘incredible’ support and urges would-be helpers to get in touch
Read MoreDialogue in the Dark, Space Studios: ‘An hour in total darkness that helps us appreciate different forms of awareness’
A new immersive exhibition on Mare Street enables sighted people to experience what it is like to live with a visual impairment
Read More‘We’re not going anywhere’: Graeae Theatre stands defiant after windows smashed
Drama community rallies around the company, which is led by D/deaf and disabled artists, after its building was hit for the second time in two years
Read MoreOutcry increases over plans to close all Hackney’s Overground ticket offices
Council considers proposals ‘unacceptable’ as Hackney Disability BackUp and RMT voice opposition
Read MoreHackney parent runs first ever marathon to support disabled children
53-year-old tackling 26.2 mile course shines spotlight on local SEND cuts
Read MoreDWP apology for error in double amputee’s fit to work assessment
Man was told he could go up and down steps despite having had his legs removed just months before and using a wheelchair
Read MoreMother and disabled child inappropriately housed after fleeing domestic violence, council admits
Hackney woman, who declined to be named, had to carry her wheelchair-using child up stairs to reach bathroom
Read MoreNumber of Hackney children ‘in need’ rises by almost a third
Over one thousand children at risk of abuse or neglect at home, new figures also show
Read MoreHackney Hurricanes kick up a storm
Disability athletics club is getting more youngsters involved in sport
Read MoreFrom where I’m sitting
Most people are considerate of wheelchair users. But there is one group of people which seems oblivious to causing obstruction
Read MoreHackney Council in climbdown over disabled woman’s ‘eviction’
Wheelchair user Agnes Parma given 48 hours to move to a flat unsuited to her needs or else be deemed ‘intentionally homeless’ if she refused
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