Wolfgang Wolf, a disabled blogger and counsellor living in New Zealand, shares his experience of living with the neurological conditions aphasia and apraxia that affect speech and communication.
Southbank Centre Announces Spring Season Of Literature And Spoken Word Events
The Southbank Centre’s Spring 2024 Literature and Spoken Word programme sees an exceptional line-up of internationally acclaimed authors, artists, historians and journalists. This season taps into today’s topical issues, ranging from disinformation to capitalism. Brand new fiction and non-fiction is presented with unique events, including comedy acts, live music and DJ sets, so audiences can discover what is current in contemporary literature through celebratory and creative experiences.
Time To Talk Day: The Challenges And Benefits Of Having Care Support From Parents As A Disabled Adult | Guest Post On Spokz People
With today being Time to Talk Day, Emma – who is a loyal member of the Spokz People community – shares her personal experience of continuing to rely on her parent’s support and how it impacts her both positively and negatively.
Disabled People Also Need To Talk About Mental Health
Today on Time to Talk Day, Spokz People – an organisation that provides online mental health support for disabled people and their families – wants to encourage the disabled community to talk more about mental health and wellbeing.
GP Appointment Crisis: A Chronically Ill Person’s Perspective
Trying to get a GP appointment can be very difficult, and, in many cases, impossible. Zec Richardson, who lives with ME, shares his personal experience of trying to get to see a doctor and how it affects his health and wellbeing.
Why Fireworks Are Triggering For People With Disabilities And Mental Health Problems
To highlight and raise awareness of the impact fireworks can have, we share how fireworks can affect people with disabilities and mental health problems.
52% Of Multiple Sclerosis Patients Take Over 3 Years To Get MS Diagnosis
Six Multiple Sclerosis charities warn of the urgent need to overhaul MS specialist provision and mental health services. The lack of MS specialists is leading patients to be mis – or undiagnosed.
A Coalition Group Has Initiated The First-Ever European Myasthenia Gravis Day
Today marks the first-ever European Myasthenia Gravis Day, a symbolic date that will shine the light on this neuromuscular autoimmune disease that affects between 56,000 to almost 100.000 people in Europe.
How Yellow Dogs Can Help Their Owners With Disabilities
Yellow Dog UK is a charity with a basic message to highlight the fact that many dogs want their space, whether due to supporting disabled people, operations, age or shyness or many other reasons. If you see a dog with a yellow dog lead, coat or ribbon, this is the sign to keep your distance and let yellow dogs and owners enjoy their walk and space without any problems.
A China Cup: Describing The Mindset Of Someone With PTSD
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we share a powerful and creative monologue written by Kevin Shore who served in the Royal Navy and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following his time in the military.