Category Archives: Disability
Cash for Cans Appeal
Dame Anne Begg, MP for Aberdeen South, was pleased to launch Future Choice’s ‘Cash for Cans’ Appeal at Aberdeen College. Future Choices is a local charity which helps promote social inclusion for disabled people across the city through a number of activities. … Continue reading
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An Equal Start For All
To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dame Anne Begg, MP joined education campaigner and Paralympian athlete Anne Wafula Strike at an event in parliament to promote the right to education of children with disabilities in the developing … Continue reading
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Number’s Up!
After a constituent with MS contacted Dame Anne, she got in touch with the MS Society who invited her to visit their stall during Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Dame Anne took part in the ‘Can you beat the MS … Continue reading
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Importance of regular eye tests
During this year’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Dame Anne visited a number of stalls. The most imaginative was the award-winning RNIB exhibition stand, designed to look like an old-fashioned haberdashers. Dame Anne heard how sight loss currently costs the … Continue reading
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Aberdeen South MP visits signposting service
Dame Anne Begg was delighted to see the good work being carried out in Aberdeen new information service, the Info Hub. From news of local events and services to information on support and leisure opportunities, the Info Hub aims to … Continue reading
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