2015 Disability-smart Award winners announced by Business Disability Forum
The winners of the 2015 Disability-smart Awards were announced yesterday at an event hosted by Nationwide in London. Organised by Business Disability F…
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Paralympic Star Jonnie Peacock MBE Unveils New Facility For Disabled Young People
Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock has officially opened a BT-funded multi-sensory room at St Bernard’s School in Louth, Lincolnshire, which give…
Charity Calls For People Across The UK To “Sing For Their Hearts”
National charity Heart Research UK is calling on choirs, singers and performers across the country to flex their vocal chords and “Sing for Your Heart”…
Paralympians to inspire others with new adventure sports charity
Two former Paralympians have recently launched Access Adventures - a charity created to inspire other people with physical disabilities to get involved…
How HCi Viocare Is Changing The Prosthetics Sector In Scotland
HCi Viocare has just opened a brand new facility in the city centre of Glasgow bringing with it new ideas and a new level of service in prosthetics and…
Redesigning a hallway for accessibility
Our homes are places of safety, privacy and security. For those that suffer from mobility problems, an accessible home is very important. While focusin…
Make your home accessible
A universal home is one that can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of their mobility level or disability. Whether it’s looking after elderly parents, ca…
The Twelve Days of Christmas: A magical and humorous festive adventure!
Brilliantly re-inventing the traditional and well-loved song, The Twelve Days of Christmas will be a rollicking, magical Christmas adventure with lots …
Captioned Screenings of Hamlet
Captioned Screenings of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, will be available at selected cinemas around the UK from 29 October. Ca…
Community charity set to transport 10,000th spectator to Rugby World Cup
Ealing Community Transport (ECT), the UK’s leading provider of transport solutions for those with mobility difficulties who are unable to access public…
The Festive Gift Fair – Combine your Christmas shopping with a fun day out
Christmas again! Stuck for ideas? Don’t worry, help is at hand! Visit the fantastic Festive Gift Fair where you are guaranteed to be insp…
Care Roadshows visit Epsom Downs Racecourse
On the 17th November, the last of six regional care events will be taking place at Epsom Downs Racecourse. Care Roadshow London will host over 30 exhib…
How Is East Renfrewshire Disability Action Working For You?
ERDA was launched at the Barriers & Bridges Community Conference event in March 2011. Now as then, it is important there is local disability organi…
Plain Sailing For WLMESH
The West Lothian ME Self Help Charity enjoyed a fantastic day out late last month courtesy of The Seagull Trust. The Union Canal is a beautiful place t…
Talktime Edinburgh – For Young People In Edinburgh
This brand new charity designed to support young disabled people (aged between 16 and 25) with weekly one-to-one counselling sessions with qualified pr…
Glasgow Disabled Scouts – Lending a million hands
A team of 20 young adults who are part of the Glasgow Disabled Scouts have joined with thousands of other Scouts across the UK in a new initiative desi…
Cumberbatch, Redmayne & Egerton support MND Association
Film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Taron Egerton were announced as official supporters of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association …
Withdrawal of Ventilation Support: A Study by the MND Association
A study, part-funded by the MND Association, looking at the legal and ethical issues surrounding the withdrawal of ventilation support at the request o…
New professional development network hub for disabled employees
PurpleSpace was launched last week - an innovative online platform that brings together disability network leaders in the workplace to share best pract…
A Time to Celebrate Diversity
Diversity and inclusion is what drives innovation and change within many companies; and one award ceremony that rewards companies for this is The Excel…
Beautiful clothes, designed to make dressing easier
The Able Label, innovative fashion retailer, is celebrating the recent launch of a new range of womenswear clothes specifically designed for people tha…
LCiL to run the first ever 24 hour newsroom!
We are pleased to announce that LCiL will be hosting the first ever 24 hour newsroom, leading discussions and debates around the world alongside UN Int…
Participants celebrate life transforming week at the National Junior Games
115 youngsters have returned home from a four day extravaganza of disability sport at the National Junior Games. Organised by WheelPower the nationa…
Specialist Seating – It’s all about quality of life
Whether it is watching television with the family, enjoying the company of friends, or just reading the paper in peace, the right tailor made seating w…
Lord’s Taverners Disability Cricket Awards Presented at The Oval
The Lord’s Taverners Disability Cricket Championships Awards evening was held last night at the Kia Oval, celebrating the winners from a pool of over …