Parliamentary Lobby - DLA campaign
Over 1200 blind and partially sighted people attended the parliamentary lobby at the House of Commons on 4 December 2006.
8 Dec 2006
News
Guide dog attacked in city street
A blind woman from Derbyshire says she is devastated after her guide dog was kicked in the street. Betty Gregson, 68, from Etwall was out shopping in Derby when a boy deliberately kicked her dog Lilly.
8 Dec 2006
Fears over special needs funding
Money given to schools for pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) should be ring-fenced, campaigners say.
2 Dec 2006
Hospice patients 'missing' care
Patients in hospices in the UK and the Republic of Ireland may not be receiving the psychiatric care they need, a study has suggested. A survey of 166 hospices found 45% did not have any access to a psychiatrist or psychological care, the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine reported. The study is published as a Mori poll shows the majority of people think the government should boost hospice funds.
2 Dec 2006
Scope report indicates a lack of resources for young disabled children
Research out today shows that 70% of parents of disabled children struggle to give information to their children about their impairments and what is happening to them.
1 Dec 2006
Disabilities 'should be in books'
Disabled children should be better represented in story books to increase children's understanding and awareness of disabilities, a charity says. Scope said there were 770,000 disabled children in the UK who had "virtually no role models in literature".
1 Dec 2006