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  • Rare Disease Day – living with a rare condition

    Rare Disease Day – living with a rare condition

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    by Sara StaceyCommittee Member | Disabled Police Association Rare Disease Day is recognised every year on 28th February. It’s a moment to spotlight the experiences of people living with conditions that many may never have heard of, yet shape every part of daily life. Globally, more than 300 million people live with a rare disease,…

  • Sickle cell awareness: In conversation with Dr Cecilia Ayisi-Shoetan

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    September was Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and we have just celebrated Black History Month in October. The DPA, Women of Colour in Policing (WoCiP) in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police, and Dr Ceclia Ayisi-Shoetan, founder of Lorraine’s Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Foundation, have come together to talk about the tragic loss of Dr Ayisi-Shoetan’s eldest…

  • Breaking barriers: Saima Ashraf MBE’s inspiring journey

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    Saima Ashraf MBE became the DPA’s Vice President (Staff) in April 2025, having graduated from Lancaster University with a BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance in 2005. Saima was asked to return as an alumni to the Lancaster University Management School and share her journey of becoming England’s only registered blind Chartered Public Finance Accountant,…