Press releases
Our press releases cover the issues important to us as a charity and the disability sector as a whole.
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Reform of welfare is long overdue
Our director of policy Gemma Hope responds to the UK Government Health and Disability Green Paper and its response to Health is everyone’s business’ consultation.
Invest in social care and it could pay for itself
If the government reforms social care it could boost the economy by £6 billion to £20 billion, including £1-4 billion in income tax.
Foreign aid secure equal rights
Our Managing Director of Global Influencing and Programmes Tiziana Oliva responds to the government’s vote to maintain the cut in overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5%.
Disability influencer takes on superhero coastal challenge
Disability influencer and advocate Ali Hemsley is dressing up as her favourite superheroes and walking almost 25 miles of Sussex coastline to raise money for pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire.
Local boys take on Peaks challenge for care home
Schoolboys and brothers Raif, 9, and Danyal Noor , 6, are going to cycle 20km (over 12 miles) through the Peak District, to raise money for a local care home for disabled adults.
Kray-Z Legz becomes Global Youth Ambassador
Rap musician Kray-Z Legz is joining international disability charity, Leonard Cheshire, as a Global Youth Ambassador for music.
Put young people at heart of pandemic response, report urges
National governments must make youth with disabilities ‘part of the solution’ to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from international pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire has urged.
Virtual Varsity workout
Members of the Oxford and Cambridge Varsity rugby teams have carried out a virtual workout for Leonard Cheshire services and customers across the UK.
Disabled girls cannot be an afterthought
Our Managing Director, Global Influencing and Programmes Tiziana Oliva respond to Boris Johnson’s calls at the G7 summit on 11 June 2021 for world leaders to come together to ensure every girl can access an education.
Celebrating Syd's 20-year volunteering milestone
One of Leonard Cheshire’s most decorated volunteers has a reason to celebrate this Volunteers’ Week, commemorating 20 years of befriending residents and transforming lives at Cheshire House in Inverness.