Education: How To Be A Student
The latest figures show that the number of students with disabilities who start higher education each year has increased from around 26,000 in 2010 to …
Disability News
Junior disabled athletes ready to go for gold at Typhoo National Championships
More than 200 of the country’s finest young disabled athletes will be going for gold in Coventry on (2 and 3 July) at the Typhoo National Junior Athletics Championships.
Review: ViraLITE Mini Vibration Watch
This cute little watch would make an ideal ‘first watch’ especially for children with hearing impairments. Of course it looks the same and even sounds …
Accessible summer days out in the UK
As the weather improves and the elusive sunshine comes out, many people start to think about day-tripping and making the most of the summer. By Mich…
Thirteen medallists star as first track & field athletes to be selected for ParalympicsGB at Rio 2016
Thirteen proved a lucky number last week as the British Paralympic Association (BPA) announced the first wave of track and field athletes who will comp…
Review: Flexyfoot Urban Hiking Pole
A cool, sporty accessory and fitness tool for cross country and urban environments. The Urban Hiking Pole is height adjustable and therefore has the ca…
Congratulations to our competition winners!
Regular readers will already know that every issue of Able Magazine comes complete with more chances to win competitions for great prizes and scoop gre…
Limbpower sets a challenge with a difference – The Manic Marafun
We’ve all seen and been amazed by the accomplishments of our outstanding athletes over the past year or so, and now LimbPower have decided that there s…
Save the date – House of Sport to host Kidz to Adultz Wales
Where: House of Sport, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ – next to Cardiff City Football Club When: 9.30am to 4.30pm, Thursday 7th July 2016 Price: Free What: Kidz …
Review: Flexyfoot Walking Stick With Oval Handle
The soft-touch oval handle feels great in the hand and allows users to really lean into it. Again, the cane folds neatly into three tubular pieces via …
Chartwell Insurance – Giving disabled travellers a fair deal
Travel insurance might now be universally regarded as a necessity for anyone going on holiday, but it’s a sad fact that many disabled tourists can stil…
Technology Practitioner Days for disability advisers in Higher Education
National digital inclusion charity AbilityNet is running a series of technology Practitioner Days in centres around the UK.
Making an important space for hearing loss
The Ear Foundation has created a major innovation in the field of hearing loss, SoundSpace Online, the only website of its kind which brings together a…
Learning Disability Week highlights isolation faced by young people with a learning disability
1 in 3 young people with a learning disability spend less than 1 hour a day outside homes.
Channel 4’s Production Training Scheme is open for applications!
Due to a lack of representation in the industry, this year the scheme is targeted at people with disabilities and those from BAME backgrounds.
Sense produces video for sport coaches to give them more confidence in working with deafblind people
It is estimated that over 300,000 people with dual sensory loss are currently prevented from accessing physical activity essential to their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
Leonard Cheshire Disability to share models for creating employment opportunities with UN audience
Leonard Cheshire Disability is to present to a United Nations audience the charity’s ideas on how more employment opportunities for disabled people can be created in the developing world.
Birmingham roadshow invites care professionals this July
Care professionals have been accessing free seminars, workshops and the latest products and services at Care Roadshow events across the UK this year.
11 days left to nominate and vote in 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.
BAFTA-nominated actor narrates anti-bullying film
A new animated film narrated by the star of the BBC drama In The Flesh highlights the issue of the bullying of disabled children and young people.
National deafblind charity responds to news that schools are struggling to support children with SEND
Sense, the national deafblind charity, has warned of the urgent need for investment in SEND education, following a damning report by The Key which high…
Simon Cowell hosts afternoon tea for sick children
Shooting Star Chase Vice President Simon Cowell, along with his partner Lauren Silverman, led a host of stars in treating sick children and their famil…
Activity day and sensory walk in Exeter for Deafblind Awareness Week
Day will include signing and braille introduction, arts and craft displays and 4 km sensory walk
London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy over the rainbow thanks to investment in new centre
Some 200 guests raised over £63,000 at a Wizard of Oz-themed ‘Over the Rainbow’ dinner on behalf of The London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy on Thursday 19 May.
Accessibility At The Pride Festival
The Pride Festival takes place from 10-26 June, with our main weekend on 25-26 June. They want to make Pride in London accessible for everyone and work…