Muscle Help Foundation wins public vote to secure lottery funding
Herts-based family charity, the Muscle Help Foundation, is thrilled to announce it has won £45,900 of lottery funding from the People’s Projects, a par…
Disability News
Learning disability charity Hft launches petition to increase funding to protect vulnerable lives
Hft, a national charity for people with learning disabilities, reveals the shocking reality of how the National Living Wage (NLW), which becomes law in…
Double success for Hoe Grange Holidays as finalists in VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence
2016 is proving a successful year so far for David and Felicity Brown of Hoe Grange Holidays, with double celebrations. Not only are they celebrating 1…
Assist-Mi Wins Award To Develop Revolutionary Smart Rail Travel Solution For Disabled Passengers
assist-Mi are pleased to announce a £260k award of co-funding by the UK’s leading innovation agency Innovate UK, for a project to develop and pilot a r…
MND Association Champion the Charter Campaign Launches
On 1st March, MND Association launched the next stage of the MND Charter campaign, ‘Champion the Charter on your doorstep’. This phase brings their …
Accessible Sport: Getting Active
For some people, it will feel natural to want to compete or try to record better results each time they get active and it may be that this attitude len…
Disabled Access Day at the National Theatre
This Saturday 12 March, the National Theatre will be taking part in Disabled Access Day, a nationwide event which encourages disabled people to visit s…
Visit Somewhere New This Disabled Access Day With Access All Rooms
On Saturday 12th March, Access All Rooms will be celebrating Disabled Access Day, a nationwide event to inspire disabled people to visit somewhere with…
There are more than 200 reasons to be excited for the return of Disabled Access Day
Disabled Access Day 2016 returns to the UK and to locations worldwide this Saturday for a day of exploring accessible venues and discovering what’s out…
How Will You Be Spending Disabled Access Day?
Disabled Access Day is all about visiting somewhere you’ve never been before, whether that’s a coffee shop, cinema, sports centre or anywhere else and …
International Medal success for VI Judoka
British VI Judoka picked up some impressive wins at the 5th International Judo Grand Prix Infraero in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday 5 March. Th…
Kerry Farm, Wales
Kerry Farm – the place where you can enjoy a relaxing holiday together in the stunning Welsh countryside.
Fashion For Mum
As Mothers Day approaches I wanted to explain how the tough role of carer also inspired a new venture – into the world of fashion. By Hannah Dunk …
National Theatre Assisted Performance Listings
OLIVIER THEATRE A co-production with Manchester International Festival wonder.land created by Damon Albarn, Moira Buffini and Rufus Norris …
Princess Royal Visits Disability Charity’s New Offices
On 23rd February 2016, HRH The Princess Royal made a special visit to the Greenwich Peninsula for The Princess Royal Livability Awards ceremony. The ev…
A Career in Financial Services
If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. There are more than 700,000 people employed in UK’s Financial Services industry, and within that…
Nominations Now Open For Lord’s Taverners Sporting Chance Awards
Nominations are now open for this year’s Lord’s Taverners Sporting Chance Awards, with the ceremony taking place on 21 October 2016 at the Guildhall, L…
New Gadget ‘Elevates’ Wheelchair Users
One of the major downsides to using a wheelchair is that in certain environments items placed on shelves or in wall cupboards are likely to be out of r…
Chickenshed presents – Sharing Stages
Sharing Stages is Chickenshed’s way of celebrating our many creative partners of the past, present and future by bringing to the stage a range of colla…
QEF Kids Day in Carshalton – March 4th
QEF Mobility Services is welcoming parents of children with disabilities and anyone that works with assistive technology or occupational therapy to the…
What’s New At Naidex 2016?
The team behind the UK’s leading event for the Independent Living and Disability sector tells Able Magazine about some of the exciting new changes comi…
The Ticket Factory Launch Online Booking Service for Customers with Disabilities
In an industry-leading move, disabled customers can now purchase their tickets online from The Ticket Factory via theticketfactory.com. Previously, …
The Superhumans are coming to Channel 4
Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions, part of the Endemol Shine Group, to produce The Superhumans Show – a brand new magazine show, covering…
North East Powerchair Football League Sponsored by Clark & Partners
A mobility company based in South Yorkshire have been announced as sponsors for the North East Powerchair Football League. Clark & Partners are …
Annual disability tennis festival serves up aces at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Local school children got a taste of tennis glory on Friday (29 January) playing at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre on the same courts where Belgiu…