A disability charity in Allerdale says it has seen a spike in calls from worried service-users after reports of potential changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Staff told local media that people are anxious about what any reforms could mean for daily living, mobility support and their ability to plan ahead. By Gareth Cavanagh – […]
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A court has heard that Optus signed up a homeless, deaf and non-verbal amputee to five mobile contracts and then resisted complaints about its sales practices. The judge described such targeting as “inexcusable”. By Abe Maddison – Yahoo News According to the report, the case highlights the risks faced by disabled consumers when aggressive retail
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Nevonia Moodley lives with Friedreich’s ataxia and refuses to let the condition define her—she often says “the only disability is a bad attitude”. Diagnosed at 12 in 2002 after flu-like symptoms led to a life-altering diagnosis, she was once told she might not live beyond her teens. She has defied those predictions and built a
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