Motability Scheme recognises top performing dealerships
Outstanding scooter and powered wheelchair dealerships rewarded for customer service achievements. Scooter and powered wheelchair dealerships across t…
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Disability motoring event returns to Birmingham for 2019
Following last summer’s warm welcome and successful turnout, The Big Event, the UK’s largest display of cars, scooters and powered wheelchairs for dis…
Liverpool to host Special Olympics GB Summer Games 2021
Liverpool is to host the Special Olympics GB Summer Games 2021 - the biggest multi-sport tournament the city has ever staged. Special Olympics Grea…
Naidex Anything You Can Do…
For a very long time, Society has been split on the subject of what the disability community can and can’t do. And much like the famous musical, Annie…
We get the latest from Disability Horizons Co-founder, Martyn Sibley
When I started blogging, my aim was to empower disabled people and help to educate Society on inclusion. Nearly 10 years on, Disability Horizons, my c…
Columnist Emma Muldoon: There’s no place like home…
I’m super excited to be a new columnist for Able Magazine. I live in Central Scotland in a small but homely town with my partner and our seven yea…
Making daily life a bit easier with Remap
Remap is a charity that provides practical solutions that help disabled people lead more independent lives. By David Martin Daniel is a keen cyc…
5 Tips for Going on Holiday with Dementia
If you live with someone who has dementia, getting away on holiday can be quite difficult. One of the key reasons for this is that unfamiliar territor…
The Sequal Trust Setting lively minds free!
The Sequal Trust is a national charity that fundraises to provide communication aids for disabled people of all ages, with speech, movement or severe …
Columnist Frances Ryan: Is there a more reliable New Year’s tradition than a train price hike?
Is there a more reliable New Year’s tradition than a train price hike? On cue, January saw rail fares rise by 3.1% adding hundreds of pounds to many c…
Young Carers Awareness Day 2019 takes place this month
Thursday 31 January 2019 marks the fifth official Young Carers Awareness Day, which aims to put the spotlight on the challenges faced by an estimated …
Fitness instructor with muscular dystrophy creates Paracise
"I have been a group exercise instructor for 30 years but in 2014 was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy, a muscle wasting disease. In spite of the dia…
Charity makes unique film available to help disabled air travellers
UK charity Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) is addressing issues faced by wheelchair users when travelling by air, through the l…
Largest Disability Sporting Event In Peterborgough this February
On Saturday February 9th, 2019 Inspire Peterborough, Amilly Fitness, Special Olympics Peterborough, Disability Peterborough, The Mobility Aids Centre,…
Columnist Jill Barkley: Now here’s a question…are you too good looking to be disabled?
I was recently checking out what was happening on Facebook when I came across a post about a woman who was sick of being told that she was too good lo…
Book Reviews – Our latest selection of books that you should look out for
“Choosing My First Job” By Roger Banks, Barry Carpenter and Diviyha Ramalingham, Beyond Words, ISBN: 9781784580971 Some people find it easier to ca…
Keeping your New Year’s resolutions – Your apps and online tools
Making resolutions is much easier than keeping them. Here are a few tools that might help you stay the distance. Way of Life! The more infor…
New award in memory of a remarkable young woman
A specialist Shropshire college is to award a trophy to an intrepid student each year in memory of a much-loved adventurous young woman. Derwen Col…
World Wheelchair Curling Championship Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets are now on sale for the World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2019. The championship is being held at Stirling’s PEAK Sport’s Village from th…
Get fit for 2019 with our Fitness Guide!
Getting fitter is a common New Year’s resolution. Sadly, for many, it’s also one of the first to fall by the wayside. When it comes to resolutions, we…
New Year, New Faces at Able Magazine
We’ve introduced a new batch of columnists to give new perspectives and fresh opinion to Able Magazine. Our new columnists have one major point in …
Able Magazine Celebrates Silver Jubilee
This year marks 25 years since the first issue of Able Magazine rolled off the press. We’ve been looking back over that time at some of the more signi…
National Autistic Society respond to NHS England’s Long Term Plan
NHS England has unveiled its Long Term Plan this week, which includes commitments that could help to tackle inequality and improve health and care ser…
Aquatica Orlando Becomes the First Water Park in the World to Be a Certified Autism Center
Aquatica Orlando in conjunction with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), announced the completion of…
RIDI Awards: one month left to submit
Inclusive employers and recruiters have less than a month remaining to share their stories on engaging with disabled talent by entering the Recruitmen…