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…
Disability News
Vapor Ricon Europe Showcases Products at Naidex 2015
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…
Independence Given A Lift With Shower Toilet & Chair Combo
Enabling those with reduced mobility to enjoy greater independence when using the bathroom, the Geberit AquaClean 8000plus can be combined with a wide …
Letter to Editor: It’s time for London Fashion Week to ramp up on diversity and accessibility
It’s time for London Fashion Week to ramp up on diversity and accessibility …
Athletics and Swimming Feature on National Paralympic Day 2015 Programme
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…
Simon Weston: My life, My Story, Connaught Studio, Thursday 19 March
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, …
Experts Develop ‘Smart Trousers’
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…
Alan Barnes attack: Man pleads guilty
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…
Mind-Controlled Bionic Hands Are A Medical First
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…
Disability access push by 7/7 survivor Daniel Biddle
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. …
Kevin Kilbane reports West Ham fans to FA for mocking the disabled
The Football Association has promised a thorough investigation into allegations that West Ham United fans at White Hart Lane for Sunday’s Premier Leagu…
Book now for the inaugural Alf Morris Lecture with Sir Harold Evans
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…
RSC To Present Second Relaxed Performance of Matilda
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…
Check Out Kenguru- The Electric Car for Wheelchair Users
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…
Wearable technology is redefining what it means to be disabled
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…
Mum petitioning for changes in restraining disabled children
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…
North East Disability Sports Award 2015
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 disabled people need help to avoid loneliness
Older people with disabilities can feel "useless and worthless" and need more and better coordinated support to keep them active and connected in l…
Disabled children ‘left in pain’
Thousands of disabled children are waiting too long for vital treatment because of cuts to services, a survey suggests. The British Academy of Childho…
Former Remploy worker gets six job offers after Newspaper story
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…
Disabled Afghanistan War medic to feature on Strictly Come Dancing
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…
This Disability Assessment Centre Doesn’t Have Disabled Access
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…
Care visits for elderly and disabled ‘last just five minutes’
Elderly people are receiving home care visits lasting just five minutes, new figures reveal. Figures, obtained under a Freedom of Information request, …
Disabled RAF veteran punched out of mobility scooter
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 of disabled children seek answers over pregnancy test drug
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…