The following information has been extracted from our ‘Hate Crime and What To Do About It‘ PDF. 1. What is Hate Crime? A hate crime is a crime committed against someone because of who they are. Victims are targeted because of their race, ethnicity, religion, being lesbian/gay or transgender, or disabled. 2. Examples of…
What is Disability Pride? Disability Pride is about disabled people celebrating their lives and place in the world. Like other equalities and cultural groups disabled people often celebrate pride events in public, showing off their diversity, being proud of who they are. Disability pride is a central part of disabled people’s movements and poses a…
What is independent living? ‘Independent Living’ is a philosophy and a movement of disabled people who work for self-determination, equal opportunities, and self-respect. Independent living is not… Independent Living does not mean that we want to do everything by ourselves and do not need anybody or that we want to live in isolation. Independent living…
The social model of disability Disability Equality NW is for all disabled people and exists to provide services which help disabled people live independently. Our understanding of the Social Model is described here: Understanding disability Disability is not a straightforward thing to understand. There are many different words associated with it and many ways of describing…
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We are delighted to be working with the Lancashire Constabulary again, this time with the Preston Police’s Community Cohesion Team. You may have recently seen on our social media about our campaign across Preston and lots of our volunteers getting involved. It was great to see so many local businesses supporting our Safe Space for…
Every year, the International Association for Suicide Prevention organises World Suicide Prevention Day. Communities and organisations worldwide come together to raise awareness of how we can create a world where fewer people die by suicide. The day was conceived due to the large number of lives lost to suicide, something that with the right help…
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