Source The Guardian: When my Lancashire hotpot beat a professional chef’s, I decided to revive my website about cooking with a chronic illness. Read on.
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Lego reveals first ever toy figure in a wheelchair
Source The Independent: ‘This move by Lego is massive in terms of ending cultural marginalisation; it will speak volumes to children, disabled or otherwise, the world over’ Read on.
New MRI Technique Allows Faster Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Source Scicasts: Nottingham, UK (Scicasts) — A new way of using MRI scanners to look for evidence of multiple sclerosis in the brain has been successfully tested by researchers at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Read on.
Thinking about a holiday……….?
Carl, Jacqui and Max Alban welcome you to I Need A Holiday Too. A unique concept in holidays for disabled people wanting to travel to France. Based on the pink granite coast of Brittany, on the banks of the River Jaudy in a small and very beautiful town called La Roche Derrien, we offer the… Read more »
Nearly 14,000 disabled people have mobility cars taken away
Source BBC: Nearly 14,000 disabled people who rely on a specialist motoring allowance have had their cars taken away from them following government welfare changes. Figures seen by the BBC show almost half of those having to be reassessed for this support under the changes lost their Motability vehicle. Read on.
People & the Park Newsletter
People & the Park Newsletter Thank you! ..to everyone who took part in the Milton Park customer survey at the end of 2015. We had nearly 1500 people tell us what they thought and it’s great to hear so much feedback from so many of you. It helps us to continue to improve everything across… Read more »
General public against disability benefit reduction
General public against disability benefit reduction Source MS Society: Findings released today by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) have shown how much the general public oppose the proposed £30 a week reduction to Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and the effect it will have on disabled people. Read on.
Interesting interview regarding Stem Cell Transplantation from the MS Society
Interesting interview regarding Stem Cell Transplantation from the MS Society Source MS Society: We spoke to Professor Basil Sharrack and Professor John Snowden who are leading on the autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) programme at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, featured on last night’s Panorama episode. Read on
Missed Panorama Can You Stop My Multiple Sclerosis
100,000 people in the UK have multiple sclerosis – an incurable condition that can result in permanent disability. Panorama has exclusive access to patients pioneering a crossover cancer treatment that has enabled some MS sufferers with paralysis to regain their movement. If you missed last weeks programme you can catch up here.
Could Epillepsy drug treat MS?
A study funded by the MS Society has found a drug currently used to treat epilepsy could become a neuroprotective treatment for people with all types of MS, including Progressive. Read on.
