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Chris Burns

APLE Collective Blog

Has reducing support ever worked?

Above is an estimate on how much someone with a disability who is having to seek help from the welfare system could lose if the reforms go ahead. To put the figure into context, my car, which may not be on the driveway very soon, is worth less than a Read more…

By aplecollective, 6 monthsNovember 15, 2024 ago
APLE Month 2024

Dreams go across borders. Chris Burns writes for #LearningDisabilityWeek.

It’s Learning Disability Awareness week and once again the APLE Collective is proudly highlighting the event. The Cornwall coastline goes from the Rame Peninsula right down to Land’s End and back towards the Bristol Channel to Bude. It’s as part of the culture of Cornwall as much as the Pasty, Read more…

By aplecollective, 11 monthsJune 17, 2024 ago
Chris Burns

Having Choices- A blog by Christopher Burns

Having a career, a choice how to make a living, a choice on how to contribute to society. A good majority of people in society do have choices in their lives, mainly due to the opportunities being there for them. A fault on my car maybe solved with a bulb Read more…

By aplecollective, 1 yearMarch 21, 2024 ago
APLE Collective Blog

What London needs to hear- Christopher Burns

London will be told Cornwall is lovely and blue. It won’t be told that the Minor Injury unit is closed today and forcing a pensioner to rely on his family relative to supposedly gain healthcare in Bodmin. London will be told that Cornwall has no problems, it’s a fairytale for Read more…

By aplecollective, 1 yearFebruary 13, 2024 ago
APLE Month 2023

#LearningDisabilityWeek2023 Chris Burns

Last year I did a blog for Aple to mark learning disability week and I spoke about the achievements the community had made in my time of being involved in it. This one is more unplanned. This week I had a job interview, I also was forced to do a Read more…

By aplecollective, 2 yearsJune 26, 2023 ago
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Care Crisis- Chris Burns

Is the care crisis being cemented by hostility towards those who need care and support? Unfortunately, the quotes were directed for real towards a vulnerable adult in Cornwall. This is not just an issue for Cornwall but for Plymouth and elsewhere too. When society sees people as not people then Read more…

By aplecollective, 2 yearsMarch 13, 2023 ago
Chris Burns

What exclusion really means- Chris Burns

Firstly, I wanted to say thank you for the film I made with Inside Housing. I know it has been shared widely and made more people want to share their stories of fuel poverty. The winds of change come when people boldly step forward (despite having to deal with the consequences of Read more…

By aplecollective, 2 yearsJanuary 9, 2023 ago
Chris Burns

Chris Burns for Inside Housing’s Give Fuel Poverty A Voice Campaign.

“As part of Inside Housing’s Give Fuel Poverty a Voice campaign, sponsored by Aico, he talks about his concern about paying bills next year as energy prices rise.” “Earlier this year, he joined Aple Collective – a group of individuals who experience poverty and are working to eradicate it – to offer his Read more…

By aplecollective, 2 yearsDecember 13, 2022 ago
APLE Month 2022

Chris Burns writes for #LearningDisabilityWeek

There was a news story and clip on the council’s website about someone with learning difficulties who had gone into supported accommodation in Penzance. The clip explained he liked cooking and loved HMV in Truro. My ganglion cysts on my feet caused me pain last night but I did some Read more…

By aplecollective, 3 yearsJune 22, 2022 ago
APLE Month 2022

Learning Disability Week- Chris Burns

My journey in disability started with a phone call to a BBC radio station. It was about a death of someone with a learning disability. An investigation found that Cornwall had failed to protect the vulnerable individual properly. At the time it was rare for disability to speak openly and Read more…

By aplecollective, 3 yearsJune 20, 2022 ago

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