Could EU Ruling Signal Compulsary Insurance For Mobility Scooter Owners?
A European ruling could mean that hundreds of thousands of mobility scooter owners in the UK could be forced to take out insurance. The warning foll…
A European ruling could mean that hundreds of thousands of mobility scooter owners in the UK could be forced to take out insurance. The warning foll…
Leading manufacturer of vehicle access lifts and ramps, Vapor Ricon Europe, will be showcasing its range at this year’s Naidex Exhibition, 28-30th Apri…
Enabling those with reduced mobility to enjoy greater independence when using the bathroom, the Geberit AquaClean 8000plus can be combined with a wide …
It’s time for London Fashion Week to ramp up on diversity and accessibility …
Fans of Paralympic sport are set to have the chance to see world-class sporting competition in both Swimming and Athletics on National Paralympic Day t…
Worthing Theatres presents the inspirational Simon Weston: My Life, My Story, telling for the first time one man’s journey from the front line of war, …
A real-life version of The Wrong Trousers immortalised by Wallace and Gromit is being developed by a British team of robotic experts. The close-fitt…
A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting disabled pensioner Alan Barnes, for whom more than £300,000 was subsequently raised in donations. The 67-year-o…
Three men have become the first in the world to have their hands replaced by bionic versions controlled by their mind. All three had suffered nerve da…
A man who lost both his legs in the 7 July bombings in London in 2005 wants to use his experience as a disabled person to improve access to buildings. …
The Football Association has promised a thorough investigation into allegations that West Ham United fans at White Hart Lane for Sunday’s Premier Leagu…
Join us for the inaugural Alf Morris Lecture and hear the renowned journalist and former Sunday Times editor Sir Harold Evans talk of his life-long fri…
Following the sold-out success of the first relaxed performance of Matilda The Musical in 2014, the Royal Shakespeare Company will present a second rel…
We've covered this invention on social media over the last year or so, but Kenguru , a new electric car manufactured in the U.S., promises to give disa…
The meaning of “disabled” is changing as people adopt wearable devices and move into a bionic future. By David Z. Morris for Fortune The visu…
An Angus mum’s petition calling for new rules on the way disabled children are restrained in schools has received more than 7,000 signatures. Beth Mor…
The unheralded heroes of sport in the region were honoured at this year’s North East Disability Sports Awards. The awards, which were held at the St…
Older people with disabilities can feel "useless and worthless" and need more and better coordinated support to keep them active and connected in l…
Thousands of disabled children are waiting too long for vital treatment because of cuts to services, a survey suggests. The British Academy of Childho…
An unemployed disabled man has been inundated with job offers after his mother wrote to a regional daily begging the newspaper to bring his plight to i…
A war medic who lost part of his right leg in Afghanistan will be thrust into living-rooms across the country when he takes to the Strictly dance-floor…
A deal to bring to an end the scandal of the Norwich disability centre, which cannot be accessed by people in wheelchairs, has fallen through eight mon…
Elderly people are receiving home care visits lasting just five minutes, new figures reveal. Figures, obtained under a Freedom of Information request, …
Richard Sandon had already apologised to the man after he tripped over a dog lead but now the veteran is recovering from a broken arm and fractured rib…
Parents who believe a pregnancy drug is linked to severe disabilities in their children are calling on the Scottish Government to help them in their fi…