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WATCH: The Ugly Face of Disability
Adam Pearson is on a mission to explore disability hate crime - to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar. In thi…
Review: Mini Easi-Grip Scissors
Scissors can be tricky to master for young children and can make for fraught moments for parents or teachers that worry about the potential for acciden…
Boosting your self-esteem and wellbeing
During the last 12 years, initially following my appointment as National Vice-President of the Disabled Motorists Federation and more recently as Found…
Get priority access to over 9,000 accessible UK toilets
If you have a health condition or disability finding an accessible toilet that’s clean, tidy and available for you to use can be a challenge. Even when…
Michael McGrath speaks openly about his disability and optimism for the next decade
It’s a decade since Michael McGrath, CEO and founder of the Muscle Help Foundation, gave an inspirational speech in public for the first time and he’s …
WATCH: Disability support at university
Emily and Donna share their experience studying at Goldsmiths and accessing disability support. They both did BA English and Comparative Literature at …
Review: OneLeg Posture Stool Low/Gardening Stool
Simple and stylish, this stool is sturdy enough to perch on whilst working at ground level (saving your knees and back whilst developing core strength)…
A New Way: Choosing The Right Crossover
Not all vehicles fit into conventional saloon or hatchback categories but by lifting ideas and capabilities from the different types available they can…
Be A Runner, not a Runner at London 2017
The London 2017 Organising Committee have launched its search for ‘Runners’ – the volunteer programme for the World ParaAthletics Championships and IAA…
Get a tasty return from your garden
Well-known ethnobotanist, James Wong, talks us through how simple it is to get a tasty return from gardening and a few tips on making plants work harde…
Here comes the summer
Revitalise is the largest provider of respite holidays for disabled people and carers in the UK, but this only tells half the story.
Review: 3rings Activity Monitoring Plug
People of a certain vintage will recognise the old style ‘three rings’ as being the renowned way to signal you’re OK or you’ve got home alright without…
Getting Outside – Your Comfort Zone
The beautiful blooms signal summer and hopefully warmer weather. Many people will seize the opportunity to get outside, breathe fresh air and feel the…
Disability Awareness Day 2016 (DAD25): Sunday, 10 July – Walton Hall Gardens
In 1992, who would have thought that a small information event, held in Warrington for local disabled people, would grow to the size and stature associ…
Review: Fiskars Digging Fork, Light Series
Turning the soil can be an arduous task, made more difficult when tools are heavy and cumbersome. The Fiskars light digging fork however, utilises a li…
Beautiful clothes designed to make dressing easier
The Able Label is a new innovative range of easier dressing womenswear clothing, for those who like to look good but find high-street fashion too fiddly or awkward to wear.
Countryside Mobility, Haldon Forest Park
Countryside Mobility, is a charity passionate about enabling everyone to explore the countryside of the South West with freedom and ease. All-terrain …
Paralympic medallists to make waves in Swansea
Paralympic Gold Medallist Jessica-Jane Applegate and elite swimmer Jack Thomas to race swimmers with a learning disability ahead of Paralympics
Review: Fiskars Digging Spade, Light Series
Gardening can be a great way to relax but as we all know, is often painful the next morning as a result of inflamed hands and wrists. The Fiskars light…
Getting Active Doesn’t Have To Mean Getting Sporty
Not all exercise has to be on the sports field or in the gymnasium. Although it may seem that an increased interest parasport means every disabled pers…
Motoring Tips: From Empire State To The Big Easy
The Disabled Motorists Federation (DMF) is involved in efforts to make holidaying for disabled people simpler. This time we left the car at home for on…
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 …
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 …