Listen In a new twist on the road movie genre, three disabled friends, Lars, Philip and Joseph, embark on a vacation away from the concerned and watchful eyes of their parents. Independence and experience is what it’s all about for the three twenty-something lads who travel across Europe to a specialist brothel to achieve what...

Listen Theraposture Limited, the highly respected specialist in assistive furniture, successfully unveiled the new Mascot Mark II at Kidz South 2013 (13 June, Stand 312, Rivermead, Reading), which represents a world’s first in fully modular care cot design. Theraposture is a privately owned, family run business that has been the leading supplier of bespoke, hand-built...

Listen Londoner Danny Cassidy is a Young Ambassador for learning disability charity Mencap (Photo caption: Danny Cassidy at the Houses of Parliament, London) This afternoon (Wed 19 June), 25 year old Danny Cassidy from Highbury and Islington in London presented to a panel of commissioners at the House of Commons on the importance of youth work...

Listen For some disabled people, living an ordinary life and simply breathing, is a complicated, technical and mechanical process. This story follows the final months of Neil Platt who within months of diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease is reduced to breathing through a ventilator and typing out his thoughts for his infant son via voice...

Listen Deafblind Awareness Week 24th – 30th June A new digital inclusion project launched by Deafblind UK is the latest in a string of firsts being celebrated by the charity during Deafblind Awareness Week (24th - 30th June), as part of its 85th anniversary celebrations. Since its inception in 1928, Deafblind UK has pioneered ways to improve the lives of...

Listen Antiques fans have a new emporium to scour for their favourite collectables as New Whittington sees the opening of ‘Jaxste’ on Stone Lane by local man Stephen Smith.  He is building a new business from his long-term passion when other types of work had seemed impossible. “I have been fascinated with antiques for over...

Listen 17 June 2013 – If you are a young disabled person over 14 years of age you can make this a reality at an exciting one-day driving event taking place on Saturday 13 July at the Donington Park Launch Pad, Derbyshire. If you’re newly disabled returning to driving this event is for you too....

Listen Olivier Theatre OTHELLO by William Shakespeare   Adrian Lester takes the title role and Rory Kinnear plays Iago in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Shakespeare’s play. CAPTIONED Sunday 14 July at 2pm Tuesday 23 July at 7.15pm Monday 9 Sept at 7.15pm AUDIO DESCRIBED Friday 5 July at 7.15pm Saturday 6 July at 1.30pm Saturday...

Listen Nominations are now being accepted for the Guide Dogs Annual Awards 2013, in partnership with Specsavers. The awards this year will be bigger and better than any year before, celebrating both the extraordinary partnerships between guide dogs and their owners, and the dedication of the people who make these partnerships possible. Also new to...