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Social media helped me find pride in my invisible disability
Alice Ella, a nominee for Influencer of the Year at the Sense Awards 2022, explains how social media helped her feel less alone.
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Our new minister for disabled people must stand up for uprating benefits and funding social care
Tom Pursglove is our new minister for disabled people. With the autumn statement coming up, he must make sure that things don't get even worse for disabled people.
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New research shows how to improve support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities
On Monday 7 November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published some important research into children and young people with special educational needs.
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CHARGE syndrome left us isolated, then it opened a new world
When Thomas was diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome, his parents were plunged into an uncertain isolation. Mum, Caroline, remembers the incredible relief of finding…
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Sense Arts receives landmark Arts Council funding as a new National Portfolio Organisation
We are delighted that Sense Arts has received NPO status from the Arts Council. A first for Sense Arts and a first for social care!
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A spooky sensory Halloween party at TouchBase Pears
At Sense TouchBase Pears, we brought together Sense services from across the Midlands to celebrate Halloween in spooky style.
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Creating Thrive, an arts and music festival for disabled people with complex needs
At Sense, we believe that no one should be left out of life. That’s why we’ve created Thrive, a festival with disabled people’s needs and desires at its very centre.
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I’m campaigning so that families like mine aren’t forgotten
Claire lives in Cambridgeshire and cares for her son, Hugo. She shares her story and why she believes it’s important that disabled people are represented in the Covid-19 inquiry.
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My experience of sight loss inspires my work as an artist
Fae Kilburn, a visually impaired artist and arts facilitator based in the Midlands talks about her experience of making art with deteriorating vision and challenging preconceived ideas.
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For McKayla, Sense play became a reason to smile and speak
After some bad nursery experiences, it was such a relief for McKayla's mum to find a place where her daughter was comfortable.
