This article titled "The psychologists walking 100 miles to fight austerity's impact on mental health" was written by Dawn Foster, for The Guardian on Monday 17th August 2015 14.17 UTC
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Having a hidden disability means that I've heard a few comments, some of which are ignorant and annoying, others are fairly amusing.
We all know standing as a candidate involves huge personal and financial sacrifices. I'm always grateful to everyone who puts themselves forward - whether as a "paper" candidate flying the flag for the party, or even as a target seat candidate dedicating all hours of the day to the party.
One of our members, Jess, 60, tells how caring for her 96-year-old mum took such a toll on her life that she felt totally cut off from the outside world… until a post on the online forum changed everything.
A university at the centre of allegations of discrimination is facing similar claims from a second disabled student.
