We are getting nearer the excitement that will be the disabled people’s carnival in wolverhampton.

You can see photos from the workshops where disabled people are working on their headresses, banners, and learning drumming here>>

You can also look at the facebook page here>>

You DO NOT have to be a member of facebook to go have a look

Staffa Benda Bilili are a group of disabled Congolese street musicians, who play joyful and catchy music.

They live in and around the grounds of the zoo in Kinshasa. They all have mobility impairments, and get around with customised and very cool looking trikes.

Play the vid to check out their music it will make your day joyful.

You can download some free songs from their myspace site here>>

For fact lovers: Benda Bilili means “look beyond appearances”

This is another video from the Disability Rights Commission – this time about bullying

Disabled people are far more likely to be bullied than non-disabled people.

The Wolverhampton Disability Network has commissioned an anti-bullying pack contact us if you want to know more.