Tuesday 1 July 2008

Let's Talk! Nostalgia

RNID's vibrating alarm clock for the deaf from 1971 is featured, modelled by Linda Prevett, assistant matron at Beecholme, Felixstowe.

Read the full article in Let's Talk, page 68.

Tuesday 17 June 2008

Doctors are wrongly approving disabled badges for people who exaggerate disabilities

Doctors are wrongly approving disabled badges for people who exaggerate disabilities to gain a parking concession worth up to £5,000 a year, according to a report by the Commons Transport Select Committee. The number of blue badges has trebled since 1987.

Read the full article in The Times (Public Agenda), page 2.

Review for free bus travel scheme

The Scottish Government is to review a concessionary scheme which gives pensioners and disabled passengers free bus travel across Scotland.

Read the full article (external link, opens new browser window)