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The mystery of the missing disability minister… solved!
He might be the third Minister of State for Disabled People in as many months, but MP Tom Pursglove has plans to stick around. Nikki Fox and Emma T…
3 years, 6 months ago
One giant leap for disabled people?
It’s been one small step for man, one giant leap for disabled people this week as the European Space Agency announced the world’s first disabled astr…
3 years, 6 months ago
What's in the Autumn Statement for disabled people?
Benefits are set to go up with inflation, according to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, but what's in it for you if you're disabled? Nikki …
3 years, 6 months ago
Ellie Simmonds: “Strictly gave me confidence”
The Access All team were shocked when Ellie Simmonds left this year’s season of Strictly Come Dancing – the first person with dwarfism to compete on…
3 years, 6 months ago
‘How Taylor Swift helps me to tell the time’
Dyscalculia is thought to affect 6% of the population but many people have never heard of it. The learning disability affects a person’s ability to u…
3 years, 7 months ago
'I'm visually impaired, but cancer information wasn't accessible'
Anna Tylor's life changed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Chair of the RNIB, who is visually impaired, says she was "horrified" at not…
3 years, 7 months ago
“People have turned off their fridges to save money”
Inflation went up by 10% over the last year, driven mostly by rising food prices, prompting disability charities to call on the government to avoid “…
3 years, 7 months ago
From three carers to none
In an Access All exclusive, we reveal that rising petrol prices are driving carers out of the profession. Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey chat to wheelchai…
3 years, 7 months ago
The mystery of the missing disability minister
A month into Prime Minister Liz Truss’s premiership and there’s still no confirmation about who the new Minister of State for Disabled People will be…
3 years, 7 months ago
Anne Hegerty: ‘Quizzing is easy, household tasks are the hard bit’
Known as The Governess on quiz show The Chase, Anne Hegerty regularly puts wannabe-quiz champions firmly in their place. But while quizzing comes e…
3 years, 8 months ago