Leonard Cheshire receives £3m boost to support disabled people develop new skills
Ruth Owen, Chief Executive of pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire. Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire…
Leonard Cheshire programme campaigns to improve accessibility on the Glasgow Subway
Cowcaddens subway station in Glasgow. A campaign has been launched calling for greater wheelchair accessibility…
Paralympian supports Leonard Cheshire campaign in helping young disabled people get fit
Leonard Cheshire ambassador has asked Paralympian Olivia Breen to co-design a series of home workouts…
Leonard Cheshire supports COVID-19 vaccine priority for people with learning disabilities
Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire is supporting the news that all people on the learning…
Sarah Pugh gets ready to lead Whizz-Kidz in its next chapter as the charity’s new CEO
Whizz-Kidz has appointed Sarah Pugh as its next chief executive. Whizz-Kidz, the charity which provides…
Leonard Cheshire funding crisis prompts emergency Covid appeal
An emergency appeal has been launched by leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire after it revealed…
Leonard Cheshire report maps out the future for accessible and inclusive travel
Leonard Cheshire has worked with online travel agency Expedia Group to produce a roadmap for…
Accessible railways would get more than 50,000 disabled people into work
More than 50,000 disabled people could get jobs if Britain had an accessible rail system,…
Whizz-Kidz boss Ruth Owen OBE to join Leonard Cheshire as new CEO in 2021
After 16 years as the CEO of disabled children’s charity Whizz-Kidz, Ruth Owen OBE has…
Charity calls on government as discriminatory employment practices against disabled people rise
A new study has revealed the impact coronavirus has had on employment among disabled people,…