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Written By: Website Editor on 23 March 2012

Every Disabled Child Matters today (Thursday March 22 2012) issued a press release calling for an urgent response to the Care Quality Commission’s complacent report on disabled children’s health services. For more information, please see the press release below:

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Written By: Website Editor on 15 March 2012
Afasic charity bike ride 2012

The Afasic London to Brighton charity bike ride is now open for registration, and we very much hope that you will want to take part. This is a 1 day ride on Saturday 14 July 2012, and will total approximately 60 miles of peddling. The event will have a bike mechanic and support vehicle on more »

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Written By: Website Editor on 6 March 2012

Contact a Family is calling on parents and other family members caring for a disabled child to take part in their important research about the financial situation for families with disabled children in 2012. Counting the Costs 2012 is a repeat of a survey and report carried out in 2008 and 2010. Your collective responses more »

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Written By: Website Editor on 1 March 2012

The Communications Forum, an umbrella group of communication charities, has commissioned Allan Tyrer of the British Stammering Association to write a website on the Equality Act 2010 as it applies to adult speech, language and communication needs. A consultation draft of the website is now available at www.equalitytalk.org.uk  and Allan would welcome feedback. There is more »

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Written By: Website Editor on 8 February 2012
Afasic supporter to run 20 marathons!

Afasic supporter Jon Carson is running 20 marathons in 2012 to raise money for Afasic. Please support this wonderful effort by sponsoring him at at the JustGiving fundraising site.  He is updating his page with progress during the year (he has already done 2 marathons!) so that supporters can see how he is doing.

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Written By: Website Editor on 2 February 2012

Disability strategy questionnaire; making things better for people with learning disabilities. The government is currently asking people what could make life better for disabled people. They have written down some ideas for a strategy and want disabled people and the people in their lives to tell them whether these are the right things to do, more »

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