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What it's like being part of the speaker network
Sabrina is part of our Speaker Network. She explains why she joined and why talking about disabilities is important.
Everyday moments of joy
In these difficult times, we all feel a little bit uncertain about what the future may bring. But making sure we have small things to look forward to from day to day can make all the difference. Find out what the staff in our care homes have been...
Staying connected
Neil tells us about how he's been able to stay connected during the pandemic thanks to our Discover IT @ Home programme.
The impact of UK Aid on inclusive education
Maria Njeri is our global youth advocate. She tells us about her experience in education and discusses the impact UK Aid has on inclusive education.
Pandemic won’t knock disability inclusion off course
Our Innovation to Inclusion (i2i) programme embodies the UK Government’s global leadership in disability inclusion. Two years on from the Global Disability Summit (GDS), i2i is making firm strides on the GDS commitment to economic empowerment for...
DFID disability leadership must not be diluted in merger
Disability rights activist Sophie Morgan talks about the future of DFID and UK Aid projects on the two year anniversary of the Global Disability Summit.
Mandela’s Story
Touch is an important aspect of day-to-day life for Mandela George Gaya, a student with a visual impairment living in Kenya. But once the coronavirus pandemic hit, social distancing measures and stigma around disability left him feeling like a...
Pen pals, pups and singing: Maria’s life in lockdown
Maria Francis lives at Greenhill House, our care home in Bath, and has been making new friends thanks to our pen pal scheme.
How I learned that #ActuallyICan
Mark's disability doesn't stop him from doing what he wants to do. Here he tells us about how our Change Works programme helped him to gain the confidence to secure a job he loves.
Challenging what people think of disability
Miriam is one of our Change 100 interns. She tells us about her experience working on our t-shirt campaign and why the slogan "Disabled looks like me" is so important to her.
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