UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The UK is a signatory to this convention, however the UK has not incorporated it into domestic legislation and there is no appeal to the UN for any potential breaches. So at [...]
Language matters
When anyone talks about another human being, if you feel that you have little in common or just plain and simple don’t like them, it is easy to slip into language that [...]
What is important for the elderly and dying
What is important for the elderly and dying What is important for young people and those not focused on the end of their lives is living, in fact, it should always [...]
Dealing with hospital discharge
Dealing with hospital discharge I was recently asked to be involved in the discharge of a person from hospital, as the discharge team and social worker thought that it was time [...]
Temporary disability
Temporary disability I am currently dealing with a matter of complex surgery that was not as successful as was originally hoped, which has then meant that the person has had [...]
Working collaboratively with other lawyers
Working collaboratively with other lawyers My specialism is working with people who have physical, psychological or cognitive impairments and their carers. In other words, people with some kind of disability [...]
Disability Adjustments
Disability Adjustments Nash & Co have recently invested in a portable hearing loop. We have bought it so that if clients have difficulty hearing, then we can assist. We want [...]
Shame
Shame Shame is a difficult subject to talk about and people with disabilities and their carers are often shamed by the disability or something in particular about it and so [...]
Disability
Disability I’ve looked at the World Health Organisation statistics on disability and whilst they are global, it is relevant to us here in the UK, so here goes: There are [...]