Over the years, we have welcomed many interns to join the DW team to give them the opportunity to learn more about what we do and gain hands on experience in all aspects of our organisation. Our latest recruit was Rosie, a final year Cardiff University student. Having just moved into our new home in […]
Year: 2023
Press Release: UK Covid-19 Inquiry – 29/03/2023
UK COVID-19 Inquiry to hear directly about the experiences of disabled people and their families during the pandemic The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future. The Inquiry is Chaired by Baroness Heather Hallett, a former Court of […]
Join See Around Britain as a Part-time Admin and Marketing Researcher
See Around Britain is looking for a Part-time Admin and Marketing Researcher based in West Wales, including Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot. See Around Britain (SAB) is a disabled-run charity based near Carmarthen. It runs a website and app which offer information for both residents and tourists of many attractions and points of interest, and […]
The Disability Rights Taskforce: An update by the Co-Chair
The Disability Rights Taskforce was established to oversee the development of an action plan to roll back the damaging effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on disabled people. In this blog post, Debbie Foster (Co-Chair of the Taskforce and Professor of Employment Relations & Diversity at Cardiff University) share an update on the DRT’s progress and […]
Have your say: Impact of the Cost-of-Living crisis on disabled people
Disability Wales is happy to launch our survey on the impact of the cost-of -living crisis on disabled people. We are undertaking this research to hear your stories directly and understand how the rising cost of living has affected disabled people across Wales. The crisis has been ongoing for almost a year and comes in the context of […]
Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to mark the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and an opportunity to remember all those who died in the Holocaust and other genocides around the world. Disabled people were amongst those who were first targeted by the Nazi regime, with hundreds of thousands being subject to […]