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  • Fuel poverty and food banks: Why disabled people are turning to the Trussell Trust

    Follow Leonard Cheshire and the Trussell Trust 

    You can follow Leonard Cheshire on Twitter or Instagram @LeonardCheshire. Find out more at leonardcheshire.org You can follow Trussell Trust on Twitter or Facebook @TrussellTrust or via trusselltrust.org

    About the Trussell Trust

    The Trussell Trust exists so we can all be free from hunger.

    Together, the Trussell Trust has more than 1,300 local food bank centres across the UK, providing practical support for people facing hardship. But emergency food isn’t a long-term solution to hunger.

    People need food banks when they don’t have enough money for essentials. It’s not right that anyone needs a food bank to get by. This can be changed this by ensuring everyone has enough income to eat, stay warm and stay dry. That's why the Trussell Trust also work with communities across the UK to change the things that push people to need a food bank

    About fuel poverty

    Martin refers to fuel poverty. According to the common understanding of fuel poverty, someone is in fuel poverty when they find it extremely difficult to find the money to heat their home.

    According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), someone in fuel poverty finds themselves in the following situation: 

    • when they spend the required amount to heat their home, they are left with a residual income below the official poverty line
      and
    • they are living in a property with a fuel poverty energy efficiency rating of band D or below

     

    28 min
  • Disabled novelists Chloe and Penny share their stories

    Find out more about Chloe: Linktree shows her book, website, podcast and social media handles.

    Follow Chloe on social media: Via @clotimms: Chloe on Twitter @clotimms,  Chloe on Facebook @clotimms,  Chloe on Instagram @clotimms.

    Chloe’s podcast: Confessions of a Debut novelist – Acast. Also available on all good podcast platforms.

    Find out more about Penny: Check out Penny’s website

    Follow Penny on social media: Penny on Twitter - @penny_author, Penny on Facebook @pennybatchelorauthor, Penny on Instagram @pennybatchelorauthor. 

    ADCI Literary Prize: The ADCI Literary Prize that Penny helped to create is now open for submissions until 31 Oct 2022 (ADCI = Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses. Penny and Chloe are both part of this group.)

    Keep Festivals Hybrid: Penny helped set up the Keep Festivals Hybrid campaign, (encouraging festivals and especially book festivals) to continue to offer virtual alternatives. Chloe also supports this campaign. As well as the website, search for the hashtag #KeepFestivalsHybrid

    Amazon – Disability Fiction: In Amazon’s fiction section (aimed at adults) there is now a subcategory for Disability Fiction, as Penny mentioned. Penny campaigned for this section alongside fellow author Victoria Scott.
     

    34 min
  • Fashion, design and being the change you want to see with Caprice Kwai

    Check out Caprice's website: https://www.capricekwai.com/about-me

    Follow Caprice on Instagram: @capricekwai

    Check out Caprice's business on Instagram: @bycapricekwai

    Read Caprice's blog: Nine businesses owned by disabled people

    Follow Leonard Cheshire: @LeonardCheshire 

    Visit our website: https://leonardcheshire.org/ 

    Read more about Zebedee Talent: https://www.zebedeetalent.com/ 

    24 min
  • Shielding and Coronavirus - Why Sarah’s fighting for free testing

    Sign Sarah's petition here: https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-we-want-free-lateral-flow-tests-available-to-those-who-are-clinically-extremely-vulnerable?recruiter=88671692&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_for_starters_page&recruited_by_id=7d3d9f85-1a0e-4f46-a04f-a6e821f4a689&utm_content=fht-32443340-en-gb

    Follow us on social: @LeonardCheshire

    Visit our website: https://leonardcheshire.org/

    Email us at: [email protected] 

    32 min

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The Disability Download is brought to you by pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire. We respond to current topics, share stories and open up conversations about disability. From sex education, to…