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Follow + Repost for your chance to #win a copy of To All The Men I've Killed Before by Katy Brent.[ You can also donate to ABLE2UK to improve access facilities at independent music venues so disabled people can enjoy live music tinyurl.com/2jpfj42a ] UK Only. Comp closes 4 Oct
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In November Pope Leo XIV will visit a care home for disabled people in Argentina which is struggling to meet the needs of its residents after the government stopped providing the institute with essential items tinyurl.com/56p5dehh #religion #care
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When Elsa was 11 she was too anxious to leave the house, now 5 years on thanks to a charity offering water-based activities, she is the club’s youngest ever kayak coach tinyurl.com/5xypfjuh #sport @LaburnumBC
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Concerns are raised that pensioners may miss out on disability benefits in future under a review of Personal independence payments due to be published this autumn tinyurl.com/3brs2be7 #benefits @age_uk
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A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our Stop The Shadows night at Clapham Grand last month which raised £21,743.91 which will go towards improving accessible facilities at independent music venues @frankturner @musicvenuetrust @Crosstown_Live
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Running club for joggers with learning disabilities is up for prestigious award after providing a service which improves their members’ mental health and gives them the opportunity to form new friendships tinyurl.com/4h3zcyv3 #sport @EnglandAthletic @IlkleyHarriers
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The Motability Foundation has announced that it has extended the Bespoke Passenger Solutions grant until 2029 which gives financial support to people who need a large Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle with additional facilities: tinyurl.com/3vsrrdza #travel @Motability
Tyler with his family next to a Motability vehicle

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Inclusive football matches are encouraging disabled children to take up football, especially youngsters with cerebral palsy and anxiety tinyurl.com/2us568rj @CumberlandFA #sport
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MPs raise their concerns on plans to review the benefit system saying despite liaising with disabled people their views may not have been taken into account tinyurl.com/4fsywevw #benefits
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New movie Being Heumann follows the story activist with spina bifida who led a monumental 26-to-28-day protest campaigning for disabled rights in the US tinyurl.com/mvvvpu78 #disability #humanrights
Ruth Madeley in Being Heumann playing Judy Heumann in a wheelchair stopping traffic in New York City

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Here is everything you need to know about the accessible facilities at one of London’s newest entertainment venues - The British Airways ARC tinyurl.com/23zwzhec #access
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Repost + Follow + Enter the ballot to stand a chance to #win spaces in the accessible area to watch the talent arrive at the UK premiere of The Social Reckoning in London on 29th September. Ballot closes at noon on 25th Sept. tinyurl.com/3e6vvnv9
Poster for The Social Reckoning with faces of 3 of the characters with the words We're Way Past Making Friends

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Alton Towers to introduce virtual queuing app over half-term for disabled visitors after the initial system was criticised for not being inclusive for people with hidden disabilities tinyurl.com/448vkckx #disabled @scope @ADHDUKcharity
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MPs challenge the current policy on severely disabled people not being allowed to use their budget on paying for their personal assistance if they wish to go abroad tinyurl.com/3hzrttkb #travel #diabled
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Johnny Marr auctions off his guitars for charity, including one of his beloved instruments he lent to Noel Gallagher for the early recordings of Definitely Maybe tinyurl.com/3acnyxpj #TheSmiths #oasis
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Baroness Casey criticises how the NHS treat patients with learning disabilities saying they are rarely “heard” nor “seen” by healthcare professionals tinyurl.com/33e4s54p #nhs #learningdisabilities @mencap_charity
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Oasis's huge outdoor concerts at Knebworth next summer will have the 'largest Accessible Viewing Platform' which has ever been put in place at the venue #oasis
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Sadiq Khan’s vision to make London more accessible for the local disabled community is challenged by campaigners who are urging for the plans to be scrapped. tinyurl.com/5n8bvx65 #access
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Conservative Party say they would scrap “low-level mental health” disability benefit claims if they win the next election. tinyurl.com/y82kuhcx #mentalhealth
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Whoops! BBC News subtites accidently referred to Harry and Megan as the Duke and Duchess of Sausage. #funny
BBC News with the subtitles The Duke and Duchess of sausage have changed the schools their children

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