Personal disability stories: 13 – Michael's story

...tend to take our health for granted, and, for some, adjusting to life with a disability can be difficult. This can be particularly true for those with life-changing injuries. One...
...tend to take our health for granted, and, for some, adjusting to life with a disability can be difficult. This can be particularly true for those with life-changing injuries. One...
...markets and areas of potential, including greater connectivity in hard-to-reach places through a space-enabled internet. Or the development of synthetic organisms, which creates the potential for innovative manufacturing solutions for...
...structure we’re never going to try and replicate school. For the adults, with or without kids, PJ days are all well and good, but getting dressed can do wonders for...
...Army Cadet Force, I set my mind on pursuing a career in the Armed Forces, but was medically deferred. I applied to university with no real plans, and no real...
...membership. For the GPP this means setting standards that we expect all our professionals to meet. These may include professional qualifications, but are more likely to take the form of...
Richard receiving his award from Ursula Brennan, Perm Secretary MoJ My name is Richard Hill and I have worked for HM Revenue & Customs for over 40 years. If...
...and in time went on to work for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before moving to the Foreign Office as an Economic Advisor for Africa. Keen to...
Rachel Poole, Department for Work and Pensions Harlean Carpenter joined the Department for Work and Pensions in August 2016 and works on the Recovery from Estates Admin Team, dealing with...
...for the NBC regional award for ‘Inspirational Leadership’, which she went on to win. She was nominated for the wide range of activities she has undertaken to improve leadership capability...
...for us - particularly for my parents who had first-hand exposure to their barbaric rule. I was also finding it difficult to work and yearned to find a way to...