Disabled festival goers’ lives made easier at Glastonbury
The Outsiders charity will once again have a presence at the Glastonbury Festival with a team of 11 volunteers offering a range of free treatments to f…
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New Conference on Autism & Assistive Technology
Featuring... robotics...biometrics...cloud-based technology....apps …
Stage Set For Review Of Disability Support At UK Festivals & Concerts
A leading national law firm which works with disabled people to help them regain their independence and get the most from life is preparing to brave th…
Papworth Trust wins national Disability Employment Award
Papworth Trust has received a prestigious national award for being so successful in getting disabled people into work. The charity has received nationa…
Charity duo given award for accessible cycling scheme
Two women who started a cycling scheme for disabled people have had their good work recognised at a prestigious awards ceremony. Chris Hill and Liz …
Final Call for Nominations: The National Diversity Awards
Countdown for the closing of nominations begins as submissions flood in for the final voting stages of The UK's Largest Diversity Awards. Charities …
London Mayor brings forward station step-free access target
Mayor brings forward station step-free access target as TfL passes latest milestone. London Mayor Boris Johnson has today brought forward a target f…
Fun and free accessible days out across the UK
Be ‘free’ to have fun this summer with The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain. The online guide features reviews of accessible attractions, many of whic…
Models Of Diversity To Put On Disability Catwalk At Choice Unlimited London
National disability modelling agency Models of Diversity has partnered up with Leicester Centre for Integrated Living to put on a disability catwalk wi…
Care Roadshows Birmingham Debut
The popular events for the care home sector, Care Roadshows, which have been running throughout the UK since 2011, have added a new location to the lin…
Ringing in the changes: the new Care Act in a nutshell
The UK’s 6.5 million carers have always been somewhat neglected and taken for granted in society. In fact, those who look after sick, disabled, mentall…
Project Enduro Team Face World Record Endurance Test
The team behind Project Enduro, the designers and manufacturers of prototype specialist four-wheeled downhill mountain bikes, are about to face one of …
Nicholas Parsons – “Just a Laugh a Minute!” comes to Chickenshed!
Chickenshed is absolutely delighted to be welcoming the legendary Nicholas Parsons for a fantastic one-off event on Sunday 21 June. Nicholas will be…
Peter Looker-Biddle is running for autism
A young adult with autism is running one of the UK’s most iconic road races to raise awareness for people on the autistic spectrum and fundraise for th…
Make the most of summer with new vehicles from AVH
With summer fast approaching, Adapted Vehicle Hire has continued to grow their fleet of wheelchair accessible and adapted vehicles. The new range of ca…
Motability’s One Big Event A Roaring Success
Luke Snowden, One Big Day event manager at Motability Operations celebrates the success of The Big Event in Manchester and looks forward to the rest of…
Show Time at Naidex!
The recent Naidex exhibition at NEC Birmingham heralded a host of great new ideas and innovations for disabled people. Once again, we were there to …
Euan’s Guide Launches Red Cord Campaign to Improve Disabled Access
This week, Euan’s Guide, the disabled access reviews website, launched its Red Cord Campaign across the UK in order to encourage the correct usage of e…
Muscle Help Foundation wins ‘Social Enterprise of the Year’ at Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards
Michael McGrath, CEO and founder of Herts-based charity, the Muscle Help Foundation (MHF), was surprised and delighted to win the ‘Social Enterprise of…
London Underground Stations With Manual Boarding Ramps Increases By 50%
The Mayor and Transport for London’s (TfL’s) plans for a more accessible railway have reached a new milestone, with a 50% increase in the number of Lon…
Care Roadshows Racing back to Aintree
This June Care Roadshows will be returning to the fantastic Aintree Racecourse on Tuesday the 9th with the chance for the care sector to come together …
Life You Choose Present ‘The Return’
'Life you Choose Productions', an arts and multimedia group for people with learning difficulties, have completed work on their first film. The Ret…
Assistive Technology Wishes
Being a ‘social model’ advocate I’ve spent a lot of time enjoying my differences (like having SMA) and educating society to remove disabling barriers. …
Vote for Sportability in the Aviva Community Fund Competition
Sportability is part of the Aviva Community Fund Competition and they need your votes. By simply registering, with just your name and an email addre…
Véronique Boucher Rows to Success
Véronique Boucher is a 19-year-old Canadian, who has an ambition to make the Para-Rowing team for the 2016 Paralympics. Active Hands asked her some que…