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Inspirational women announced as ambassadors
In honour of International Women’s Day, Leonard Cheshire has announced Paralympic athlete Olivia Breen and television presenter and disability rights campaigner Sophie Morgan as its newest ambassadors.
Response to Amber Rudd’s address
Our CEO Neil Heslop responds to Amber Rudd’s address on welfare reform and the disability employment gap.
Strictly Cymru dancers go forth
Wales’ first fully inclusive dance event – Strictly Cymru – is set to hit Newport for a dance-off next week.
Disabled youngsters to spruce up North Shields
A group of green-fingered young disabled people from Newcastle are launching a crowdfunding appeal to transform an underused community garden into an ‘amazing place for everyone to enjoy’.
Disabled workers are being failed by employers
A staggering 73% of disabled workers in the UK say they have stopped working due to a disability or health condition*, according to new research from disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Disabled workers failed by Northern Irish employers
A staggering 74% of disabled workers in Northern Ireland have stopped working due to a disability or health condition*, according to the latest research from disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Disabled workers failed by employers in Wales
A staggering 69% of disabled workers in Wales say they have stopped working due to a disability or health condition*, according to new research from disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Carmarthen curtain call for disabled dancers
Wales’ first fully inclusive dance event — Strictly Cymru — is set to hit Carmarthen for its third dance-off.
Flintshire set for pioneering disability care
Disabled children, young people and adults in Flintshire are set to benefit from a brand new approach to care.
Disabled people building a better Weston
Weston’s disabled people came together with the Mayor and Mayoress of Weston-super-Mare, the Chair of North Somerset council and Avon and Somerset Police, amongst others, to discuss how to make Weston more disability-friendly, with more disabled...