Our CEO here at DENW, Mel Close, was recently interviewed on The Other Side of Blackpool Podcast – a podcast that shares the lives of local people in Blackpool – this edition entitled “Disabled rights in Blackpool : ’25 years behind’”. 1 in 4 residents in Blackpool say they are disabled, and this podcast gives…
The DENW bulletin is produced regularly. This is number 27, for period April until June 2023.
The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. This new requirement will apply for the first time in England at the local elections on Thursday 4 May 2023. Which forms of ID can I use to vote? You may already have…
If you are d/Deaf or Hard of Hearing, it can be difficult to contact the emergency services. In recent times, changes have slowly been made where emergencies can be reported by other methods – via text/RelayUK/999BSL. Contacting emergency services via text BT offer the emergencySMS service – but you need to register with it first…
Hello everyone, we are celebrating International Women’s Day here at Disability Equality and would like you to get involved! We are asking you to tell us about a disabled woman that you like or admire. This can be someone you know personally or someone famous, it’s up to you. Simply post the name on this…
Come along to a craft activity we’re holding on the 23rd of March from 1pm to 3pm at Disability Equality, where you can create some artwork that will hopefully be displayed at our Autism Acceptance Week Event (on the 28th of March). If you have any access or communication needs, then please email dean@disability-equality.org.uk or…
We’re holding an event during Autism Acceptance Week on 28th of March 2023, from 1pm until 4pm at Preston Town Hall (Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL) – please share with your networks if possible. Please let us know if you would like to book an information stall, or provide an activity or performance. Also let…
The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. This new requirement will apply for the first time at the local elections taking place in some areas of England on Thursday 4 May 2023. The requirement will apply to UK Parliament general…
This year proved to be another momentous one for Disability Equality as the world adjusted to the phased return of the new ’normal’ and the pandemic restrictions started to be lifted. We were able to respond accordingly and so began the year of ‘hybrid’ working. We continued to provide on-line and telephone services as we…
