Campaigns and Events

Scope: Be Free 2 Pee for Equality
Scope is encouraging as many people as possible to take part in a ‘Big Night Out' on Friday 1 October 2004 as part of its ‘Free2Pee' campaign, which highlights the problems disabled people have accessing toilets when enjoying a night out.


- Scope: Be Free 2 Pee for Equality

Over One-Third of British Population Cannot Name a Famous Disabled Person Scope, the national disability organisation, has surveyed the British public to test their attitudes towards disabled people. Despite the achievements of Home Secretary David Blunkett, Professor Stephen Hawking and sportsperson Tanni Grey-Thompson, 36 per cent of those questioned in a YouGov survey could not name one single famous disabled person.
- Over One-Third of British Population Cannot Name a Famous Disabled Person

Treat me right! -
Equal Healthcare for People with a Learning Disability
People with a learning disability get poorer healthcare than the rest of the population, in some cases leading to premature death. Mencap's Treat me right! report highlights the reasons why people with a learning disability receive poor healthcare and the changes required to improve the situation.

During this year's Learning Disability Week, Mencap is fighting for people with a learning disability to get the healthcare they need.


- Treat me right! -
Equal Healthcare for People with a Learning Disability

'Look At Me!' – Deaf Awareness Week
3rd - 9th May is Deaf Awareness Week and organisations working with deaf people across the country are inviting you to 'Look At Me'. The theme aims to improve understanding of the different types of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, such as sign language and lipreading.


- 'Look At Me!' – Deaf Awareness Week

RADAR Taxi Campaign – Sixteen years to wait for a taxi!
RADAR's Taxi! campaign began last year with the ultimate aim of bringing about the long awaited accessibility regulations for new taxis due under Part V of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA).



- RADAR Taxi Campaign – Sixteen years to wait for a taxi!

Open 4 All - Just A Couple of Months Left To Make Your Business Accessible
From October 1st, 2004, every business, large or small – from the local shop to restaurants, health clubs, dentists and supermarkets – will need to become more user-friendly to Britain's 8.6 million disabled people. The new duties under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) call for improvements including adapting premises, removing physical barriers or providing services in an alternative way.


- Open 4 All - Just A Couple of Months Left To Make Your Business Accessible

Support RNID: Bid for Celebrity Signed Valentine's Cards Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up on Valentine's Day and find a card from Dermot O'Leary, Jodie Marsh or even Cliff Richard waiting for you on your doormat?

In an auction run by RNID, you can bid for celebrity signed greetings for you or your secret valentine!




- Support RNID: Bid for Celebrity Signed Valentine's Cards

Right To Read Week 20-26 October 2003
In the European Year of Disabled People three million children and adults are still being denied the right to read just because they have a sight problem, dyslexia or a reading disability, says the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB).




- Right To Read Week 20-26 October 2003