The number of children living in care in the United Kingdom is increasing and has reached 67,000, whilst adoptions have dropped to historically low levels due to bureaucratic red tape: the whole process can take over two years. . Ramón Alabau . Many children find themselves either abandoned by their […]
Tag: Disabilities
Outrage and unity against austerity measures
This is the position adopted by the residents of Camden in the face of cuts to social benefits and new taxes posed by David Cameron’s government. Camden United for Benefit Justice has scheduled a summit for the 9th of March bringing together tenants, people with disabilities, trade unions and […]
The other Hamlet
William and Tommy Jessop fight to make the documentary of a play, starring young people with Down syndrome or learning disabilities. Text by Olga Briasco Photos by Blue Apple Theatre Staging the works of William Shakespeare is complex, but nevertheless Blue Apple Theatre, founded in 2005, persisted so that the […]
Celebration of the disabled
“Samba Ceilidh” is a musical, dance and theatrical event aiming to open minds, unite cultures and break down barriers. It will be held on the 2nd of September in Southbank Centre. – – The theatre and dance companies ” The Lawnmovers Theatre Company” and “Opaxoro” and the Orchestra Sertao, are […]
Women with disabilities: abused and punished
80% of women and girls with disabilities worldwide suffer abuse of some kind. In the majority of cases they are committed by family members or by those in charge of caring for them. Stereotypical ideas prevalent in the wider society are partly to blame for this enormous level of abuse. […]