Stories

With massive levels of PPE required across our services, many of our colleagues have been working tirelessly to make sure it gets to where it's needed.

Samantha Slater, activities coordinator at Symonds House in Hitchin tells us how her role has changed and how your support helps our staff.

Caron Lever, Service Manager of our Bradbury Wing service in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne tells us about the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE).

During the coronavirus pandemic, we've had to change the way we work so we can continue to support disabled people and our staff on the frontline. Aine has worked for us for 18 years. When her community services closed, she volunteered to be...

Russell is normally our Head of Building Compliance. With the coronavirus pandemic, his role changed as he volunteered to work at Greenacres, our care home in Sutton Coldfield. He tells us about his experience and how it's given him a newfound...

In this episode, we talk about the impact of coronavirus and self-isolation on disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. With the current restrictions in place, we spoke to business owner Josh Wintersgill, Jamie Woods, a community...

Andrea normally works in our fundraising team. But since our services in Northern Ireland have been short on staff, she’s been helping at three of our supported living services in Belfast. She told us how she's finding the change of role and what...

Back in April, Lesley Gamm, Service Manager at Gloucestershire House in Cheltenham gave this first-hand account of life in the frontline of social care at the height of the pandemic.

Susan talks about the changes to everyday life during coronavirus lockdown. She also looks at how her role has been adapted so she can continue to support our Bells Piece service in Surrey.

In the latest episode of The Disability Download, we explore the representation of chronic illness, particularly women with chronic illnesses and non-visible disabilities, in the media. We catch up with artist and illustrator Mimi Butlin, blogger...