disability

Protesters outside the House of Lords on 11 January

Welfare Reform Bill Protest

Protesters rallied outside Parliament ahead of the Lords reading of the Welfare Reform Bill on Wednesday.

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Review: No Idea @ Young Vic Theatre

Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence by Keith Pattison It was inevitable that the public voting format would infiltrate theatre. No Idea at The Young Vic reveals, with almost a total lack of surprise, the public often has no idea what they want, and end up …

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2012 Cultural Olympiad Launch: Unlimited

Tony Hall with young DJs from The BLT Crew DJ Tony Hall (AKA CEO of the Royal Opera House AKA Chair of the Cultural Olympiad board) took to the decks at the Southbank Centre yesterday morning, to announce the launch of the UK’s largest ever …

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Wheelchair Labelled Fire Hazard At Cinema

Hot on the heels / wheels of our earlier story on parking for wheelchair users at Wembley, here is another story of unfair treatment that has a certain ‘WTF?’ air to it. James Ballardie of West Norwood is a fire hazard – but only when …

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Wembley Car Parking Price Hike

Wheelchair users and those dependent on car travel are paying double last week’s rates for parking at Wembley stadium. Wembley London Ltd manage the stadium’s car parks and this week prices have gone from £12.00 to £26.50 for a short stay. Disability charity Radar has …

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There’s A Rat In My Toilet What Am I Going To Do?

Being attacked from the rear when one’s rear is most exposed, by something from the mysterious depths of the lavvy u-bend is a fear universally played on. Remember Arachnophobia? Heard of New York’s sewer alligators? Pity Deptford’s Maxine Killingback, then, who was distracted from the …