Fight Or Flight – Taking on the airlines
Able Magazine has always encouraged disabled people to be as independent as possible and to seek out new and exciting experiences. Our own production m…
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Interview – Nic Hamilton
As official media partner to this year’s Mobility Roadshow we were invited to chat with one of the star guests at the event, racing driver, Nic Hamilton…
Check in as guests, leave as friends!
Check into Primrose Farm Cottages as guests, but leave as friends. You will find it just happens at this relaxed, welcoming and accessible working shee…
World Para Athletics Championships Day 9 Round-Up
Aled Davies, Georgina Hermitage and Sophie Hahn claimed their second gold medals of the World Para Athletics Championships in London. Georgie Hermit…
World Para Athletics Championships Day 8 Round-Up
Kadeena Cox sprinted to gold in the T38 400m at the World Para Athletics Championships in London. Cox’s winning time of 1:02.87 was a season’s best …
Cockroft Makes It A Perfect 10
Hannah Cockroft made history yesterday by claiming her third gold medal of the Championships and a tenth World Para Athletics title. Cockroft’s T34 …
Scottish para athletes take the high road – to the podium
Day six of the World Para Athletics Championships saw Scottish athletes, Maria Lyle and Sammi Kinghorn win bronze medals. Lyle added to her 200m br…
Brave Chiassaro Fights Back For Fourth Place
After a nasty crash in Monday night’s T54 800m final, Richard Chiassaro returned with a creditable fourth place finish in this evening’s T54 200m final…
Brilliant Breen Brings Home Another Gold
Olivia Breen continued the British success at the World Para Athletics Championships in London, on day four. Breen dominated proceedings in the long…
University of Worcester
For many years, Great Britain has been producing excellent disabled athletes. Amazingly, however, until only five years ago, there was no sports coachin…
One month to go! Calling all SUPERHEROES to Dorney Lake
With just one month to go, the Superhero Series powered by npower is calling on the final participants to join nearly 2,000 others at Dorney Lake on Au…
World Para Athletics Championships Day 3 Round-Up
Jonnie Peacock reclaimed his T44 100m world title in magnificent style on the third day of the World Para Athletics Championships. Arguably the…
World Para Athletics Championships Day 2 Round-Up
British para athletes waltz off with 10 medals on day two of the World Para Athletics Championships. The British Athletics para team carried on from…
London 2017 – Day One Round-Up
Hannah Cockroft set a World Record in the T34 100m on the opening night of the World Para Athletics Championships in London. Cockroft achieved an ei…
How To Be A CHAMPION
To celebrate the World Para Athletics Championships we spoke with a few of the athletes aiming to light up London 2017. Stef Reid Stef Reid goes…
Chickenshed Theatre Company presents, The Midnight Gang
The Midnight Gang is based on the novel by David Walliams and adapted for the stage by Lou Stein Venue: Chickenshed Chase Sid…
Football – Making the playing field level
Established in 1999, Level Playing Field (LPF) is a registered charity in England and Wales and acts as a campaigning and advisory organisation that re…
MOOVIT GIVES LONDONERS WITH RESTRICTED MOBILITY THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS ROUTES ON CITY’S TRANSPORT NETWORK
Moovit’s Latest Enhancement Joins A Host Of Features That Aid People With Disabilities Using the World’s Top Transit App London, 6th July 2017 - The…
Guide To Disability Cricket
Following our cricket feature (Able Magazine Jul/Aug 17) we’ve received a link to a comprehensive online guide to different forms of disability cricket…
THE NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2017 SHORTLIST
Diversity champions from across the UK will gather at the magnificent Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool on 8 September 2017 for the UK’s largest celebra…
Apprenticeships
Not everybody sees themselves sitting in a lecture hall listening to a dusty professor or in a library leafing through equally musty tomes. Apprenticesh…
Ambassadors Back The National Games
Sheffield’s own boxing legend, Kell Brook and other celebrities have become ambassadors and support the Special Olympics GB National Games in Sheffield. …
SPIDER technology offers speed and improved accuracy
With the new SPIDER Smart Photo-Imaging Measurement Technology, orthotists and patients will benefit from a seamless electronic fitting and ordering pr…
Employment – ‘A Journey Less Equal’
Presenting facts and information from a positive framework is surely one of the reasons why Able Magazine succeeds as a favourite publication for disab…
WheelAir ® Goes Live on Kickstarter
The WheelAir®, described as “the Dyson of the mobility industry,” is finally on the market. It is available for purchase with a variety of exclusive di…