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Enter if you dare!

22nd March 2018

How would you react if you received an invitation to enter a Dragons Den?  Would you accept or decline such an offer? When the invite dropped into our Chair’s inbox, all sorts of things entered her head. Would it be a fire spewing serpent or reptile or some monster? Would she get out alive or manage to escape unscathed? Reading further, Ruby discovered it would be similar to the TV programme but the invitation was to “pitch” to some friend... Read More »

An Eye Opening Experience-Wheelchair Access Day

20th November 2017

Courtesy of Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors we are able to share this blog with you. Emma Bloomfield, Associate Solicitor-Clinical Negligence and her colleague Dawn Humphries had an eye opening experience at a Wheelchair Awareness Day in Birmingham hosted by No 5 Barristers Chambers, SDN says: "This blog is a must read, Are we really living in the 21st Century?  There is so much that needs to be done to enable people with a disability to have t... Read More »

PIP – No leg. No car. No problem!

1st September 2017

Holly Edwards Solicitor at Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors shares this blog with us. It has been written by her trainee Kelly. Until 2013, individuals who required financial assistance with the extra costs of suffering long-term ill health, or a disability, could apply for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). However, in 2013, the government launched a new scheme, called Personal Independence Payment (PIP), to replace DLA for those aged between 16 a... Read More »

A Mother Talks About the Challenges Faced Due to Cerebral Palsy Following a Birth Injury

10th April 2017

A Mother Talks About the Challenges Faced Due to Cerebral Palsy Following a Birth Injury. At SDN we try to bring you articles in various formats in order to reach as many people as possible with news, stories, and information that will be of  interest to you. Courtesy of Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors, we share this spoken blog with you.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQIE26LOYN0... Read More »

My message to people that are struggling with motivation.....

3rd April 2017

"My message to people that are struggling with motivation".....sharing a good local story. All of us whether we have a disability, a long term condition or none can admire those able to aspire to the dizzy heights of being an Olympian/Paralympian and even if we don’t achieve that dream to stand on that podium & receive a medal; to be chosen to go forward, that in itself is a massive achievement. SDN chairperson writes: “Shropshire D... Read More »

Beth Harrison, Solicitor with Lanyon Bowdler blogs on our meeting.

12th March 2017

Beth writes- “Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Shropshire Disability Network Members’ Meeting and hearing about the great work they do in the community. Safe Places This initiative is ever expanding, with a fantastic number of businesses in Shropshire signig up to the project, where vulnerable people can go if they feel threatened or need help. The Shropshire Disability Network is also trying to raise awareness and ba... Read More »

Kelda writes-2017 Here We Come!

6th January 2017

Kelda writes-2017 Here We Come!! So, that’s 2016 put to bed and all eyes are now looking towards what 2017 will bring! I know a lot of people have considered 2016 to be a bit of a stinker of a year….for me, I wouldn’t say it’s been a stinker, but it’s definitely been one hell of a journey and had it’s fair share of challenges! This time last year I was just about to head out to Rio for a 3 week training camp in preparation fo... Read More »

The Ramblings of a (technically) Failed Paralympian

28th October 2016

Kelda Writes: The Ramblings of a (technically) Failed Paralympian So Rio feels like it's almost a distant memory.....and in what seems like a quick click of the fingers, everyone's attention is turning to Tokyo. I've always said that life is very much like a sat nav, you put in your destination and set off on your journey, but so often you come across hold ups or diversions that sends you on a different route....and sometimes you change yo... Read More »

Doctors Advised to think -Could this be Sepsis?

17th October 2016

Over recent months, Sepsis has hit the news headlines several times so we thought we would share with you this blog written by Lucy Small, Partner in Clinical Negligence at Lanyon Bowdler, Solicitors.  Have a read here, symptoms can be vague  making diagnosis difficult. So what is Sepsis & can it be treated? http://blog.lblaw.co.uk/doctors-advised-to-think-could-this-be-sepsis/ As the blog says "As a parent, partner, friend or family... Read More »

Jo shares her experience of being a Mother, Carer -part 2

30th September 2016

“Hitting 25, does it get easier or harder” Hitting 25 everything gets harder and if you don’t have a label (which I hate) you have to fight for everything and Jess is unable to do this on her own! Recently Jess became partially sighted through eye surgery. Very little sight in her right and not perfect in the left, but we cannot register as her partially sighted because her left eye is too good! So we have gone through yet another assess... Read More »

Kelda Writes..What a Team! What a Performance!

18th September 2016

Kelda writes..What a Team! What a Performance!   Yesterday saw my Paracanoe Team mates secure 3 Gold and 2 Bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in Rio. I was so, so proud to watch each and every one of them deliver the performance of their lives, and I know how much they've all given to the sport to make those results possible. To be honest, I watched the racing with mixed emotions. It was a complete privilege to have been part of... Read More »