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OpenDyslexic

Free and Open Source Dyslexia Typeface OpenDyslexic is a new open sourced font created to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. The typeface includes regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic styles. It is being updated continually and improved based on input from dyslexic users. There are no restrictions on using OpenDyslexic outside of attribution.

14 May 2013
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Disability assessments

Inner North Central London Branch (R) That this meeting of RCN Congress believes that the current process of disability assessments in the UK is discriminatory and unfit for purpose and urges Council to campaign for a review

12 May 2013
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Neil has an IQ of 125 and runs his own business. So why won't a secret court let him spend his own money?

A secret court is controlling £2billion of assets of thousands of elderly and mentally impaired people and paying them a paltry rate of interest, the Mail reveals today. The controversial actions of the Court of Protection, which one MP has criticised as 'bordering on malpractice', are supposed to uphold the interests of 16,000 vulnerable people - but many claim they destroy the value of savings. Here SUE REID tells the story of Neil Barker, a successful businessman whose finances have been at the mercy of the court since he was injured in a horrific accident.

12 May 2013
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Dear Facebook, Don’t You Like Blind People?

Dear Facebook Thank you for your service. As a severely sight impaired user, your Service has provided me with a window to the world and the ability to maintain contact with my friends, peers and current event taking place around the globe.

8 May 2013
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