LIFE CHANGING JOB GIVES CONFIDENCE BOOST FOR YOUNG WOMAN WITH MOSAIC DOWN SYNDROME
DFN Project SEARCH is celebrating this year’s Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week after successfully supporting another individual into the world of work. …
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Trekinetc K2 – Review
Trekinetic are not like most other wheelchair manufacturers. They believe that wheelchair users deserve the same access and freedom as everyone else a…
Trekinetic – GTE Review
Trekinetic are not like most other wheelchair manufacturers. Trekinetic believe that wheelchair users deserve the same access and freedom as everyone …
Bond Hotel – Flexi rates help you book with confidence!
Flexi rates can help you secure a risk free holiday booking. It’s tricky to plan anything right now – but we all need something to look forward to …
Inverness Woman Who Got Life Back On Track Following Van Accident Determined To Help Others
Former Administrator’s Delight At Being Able To Enjoy Family Time And Volunteering A woman who sustained a brain injury and was left paralysed from…
Don’t Tolerate Hate – Police Scotland launches disability hate crime campaign
One in five people in Scotland are registered as having a disability, yet this category of hate crime accounts for only four per cent of reports to Po…
HOW RUGBY PLAYING MOTHER-OF-TWO GOT HER HOME – AND HER LIFE – BACK AFTER A CATASTROPHIC INJURY
A woman from Wokingham who spent six months in hospital following a life-changing rugby accident has been able to gain full access to every room in he…
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE CITY OF DUNDEE
Brian Marnie, a self-employed driver for Tele & Handys Taxis of Balgray Place, Dundee is the first driver to own a fully electric wheelchair acces…
Ellwood Cottage
Located in the heart of beautiful rural Dorset in the peaceful hamlet of Woolland, Ellwood Cottages are outstanding conversions of three traditionally…
Crispin Orthotics
In orthotics, experience is a key advantage. With many years of clinical and technical experience , Crispin Orthotics are at the forefront of …
Naidex 46: Aspiring for a Better Future of Independent Living
Naidex is Europe's most established event dedicated to the disability and independent living industries, taking place this 17th & 18th of Marc…
Safe Bathrooms
Enjoy safe and easy showering and bathing again in your very own Accessible Bathroom! Fully Accessible Shower from Safe BathroomsFully Accessible B…
Motability Scheme recognises top performing dealerships
Outstanding scooter and powered wheelchair dealerships rewarded for customer service achievements Scooter and powered wheelchair dealerships across…
Find your own superhero with Touretteshero at Scarborough Art Gallery
The world’s first Tourettes superhero lands in Scarborough Art Gallery this February half-term with a free interactive, inclusive and incredible super…
Tackling loneliness through football
We spoke to Laura, a staff team leader from Nottinghamshire YMCA’s community sports programme, OnSide and the importance of building a strong communit…
Sense and ukactive launch research partnership to understand activity needs of families with disabled children
Parents are invited to complete an online survey by 15 March National disability charity Sense and the ukactive Research Institute have announced a…
Caring for kids
Being a disabled child isn’t easy and neither is being the parent of a disabled person, fortunately help and support exists to make things slightly ea…
Online Shopping
It’s said that the only high street businesses that aren’t threatened by the imminent takeover of online retail are hairdressers, since it’s impossibl…
‘Like a miracle’
After contracting meningitis at six weeks old and being admitted to Ipswich Hospital, Scarlett developed sensory processing needs which led to her thr…
Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work – Justin Tomlinson MP
Having been reappointed as Minister for Disabled People just days ahead of Christmas and the New Year, this edition’s column feels like an opportu…
Green Commute Initiative
GCI operates an inclusive cycle to work scheme, meaning that all employees, no matter their mobility issues, can access any cycle suitable for the…
What I learned in hospital…
Historian and intellectual, Henry Adams, in one of his ‘fortune cookie’ moments said that: “All experience is an arch, to build upon”. Taking that on …
Glasgow Science Centre is striving to break down barriers to people’s ability to enjoy the visitor attraction
We will always challenge ourselves to find solutions by working closely with community groups and our visitors. Even before arriving here, our visi…
Able review: Toyota Yaris
It’s a mark of just how competitive the small car arena is that irrespective of any marque you examine, you’re likely to find a very full features lis…
Able review: Toyota RAV4
The new RAV4 is presented as the SUV you really can use anywhere. For one thing it fronts up on urban style rather than the agricultural ruggedness of…