Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire is hosting Developing Disability Confident Workplaces and Internships. Make sure to attend it on October 23.

New The Disability Download episode alert ⏰ This month we're talking about accessible travel with special guest Arunima Misra. Join our host Josh as he chats to Arunima, who loves to travel, about their holiday experiences. Wheelchair users can face major challenges, not least when travelling on a plane. But there can be wonderful experiences too. Arunima rightly advises people not to be put off, and to get out there when we can! 🎧 Listen to our new episode wherever you get your podcasts. Video description: A still image of Arunima sitting in her wheelchair, smiling at something off camera, plays throughout the whole video. There's The Disability Download logo in the left hand corner, and purple and white subtitles of an extract from her podcast episode, which say: "It's very easy to get stuck in a comfort zone and just go to the same places that you're comfortable with. I mean that's travelling and for me that's in my daily life. I'll go to the same restaurants, I'll go to the same pubs. So, you know you're right to try and avoid that monotony, I don't see why disabled people can't have that same freedom of movement. It's just we're so restricted by the environment around us." #Podcasts #AccessibleTravel

Leonard Cheshire is hosting a free webinar - Developing Disability Confident Workplaces and Internships. Make sure to attend it on October 23. Find out more about our Training and Consultancy support and our Change 100 internship programme!

Are you looking to foster a culture of inclusivity and enable disabled people to thrive in the workplace? Leonard Cheshire is proud to present the Developing Disability Confident Workplaces and Internships free webinar, which will empower professionals and cultivate inclusivity and accessibility within organisations.

Our Change 100 internship programme is open for applications, and we love nothing more than sharing recommendations from our alumni. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eUNcZFhr Huge thanks to Faith for sharing her experience and promoting our internships!

Nick joined the Show Us You Care campaign. In just a few seconds, he took a simple action to improve social care. It led to great results. You too can join the campaign and help disabled people across the country. Take action here: https://bit.ly/SUYC_NB_vid 📹 description: Nick speaks to camera in his wheelchair in front of a lake. Subtitles play at the bottom of the screen, above a yellow card that says 'Nick Bishop, Leonard Cheshire'. #SocialCare #SpeakToYourMP

Join Josh and Samantha at our free guest speaker event. Sign-up on our website: https://lnkd.in/eZ9Bd_9d

📢Join us for our next My Voice My Choice event 'Disability isn't a dirty word' on the 25th September at 1pm https://bit.ly/3XnUb2f

Lord Darzi has called for reform of social care in today's major NHS report. This is crucial: social care reform would free up the 13% of NHS beds occupied by people waiting for social care support. And, more importantly, it would transform the lives of working age disabled adults, older people and children who need social care. Lord Darzi's damning analysis outlines the human cost of the failure to reform. He said: "Social care has not been valued or resourced sufficiently, which has both a profound human cost and economic consequences." Today's report should be a defining moment, not just for the NHS but for social care. There is a groundswell of support for the Government to address the challenges without delay. We stand with the sector, and millions who need care support, to help get this right. Find out about the state of care in your area and take action with our 'Show Us You Care' campaign. Visit: https://bit.ly/SUYC_LI

With less than 24 hours to go, we just wanted to say a massive good luck to all our amazing Great North Run runners! Thank you so much for choosing our team and we hope you have an amazing day 🏃 🎖️ Thank you so much for all your hard work 💜