Legacy: Transport
The Scottish Government has set up many and various schemes to ensure that the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has a robust legacy that will benefit e…
Disability News
GB Team Gears up for Inas European Athletics Championships
The GB Team is gearing up for the Inas Open European Athletics Championships which is an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) sanctioned event and …
City Venues to Stage Celebrations of Glasgow 2014 Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Thousands are expected to celebrate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games at venues including Glasgow Green and the…
Meet The Fitting Room Friends
A unique and thoughtful film exploring the personal experiences of women amputees and prosthetics is due to receive its premiere public screening at th…
Column: Sophie Partridge – The Great Outdoors
I find the term ‘outdoors’ intimidating; conjuring images of vast expanses of space – the prairies, deserts or mountains – all of which I imagine being…
MS Society Awards – Get Your Nomination In Now!
The MS Society Awards are in September and they have extended their nominations deadline by one week, to give you more time to make your nominations. …
Disabled People Enjoy Sporting Opportunities at ParalympicsGB Sports Fest
Over 500 people joined Paralympic athletes and 20 Paralympic summer and winter sports at Sports Fest in Manchester yesterday. The attendance figures m…
Actions Speak Louder Than Words for Disabled Job-seekers, says New Recruitment Industry Survey
A survey by the Clear Company titled ‘Actions speak louder than words’ into candidate, recruiter and employer experiences of hiring disabled people, ha…
Win one of Billy’s Buddies with Motability!
Able Magazine is offering the chance for readers to win one of five Billy’s Buddies - special friends of Motability’s mascot, Billy the Bear, to celebr…
High-profile Recognition for Special Olympics GB Partner
National Grid’s partnership and volunteering efforts with Special Olympics Great Britain to help organise and host last summer’s SOGB National Summer G…
Naidex Blows Out 40 Candles and Celebrates Success
Naidex National has closed its doors for another year following its most packed programme to date with celebrity appearances, seminars, networking and …
Get Active … Get Outside and Explore … Get MedicAlert
The MedicAlert Foundation, together with Able Magazine knows the importance of getting out and about, whether it’s some gentle exercise or going explor…
Financial Ombudsman: What Happens When You Just Can’t Get Through To Someone
Have you ever had problems being understood by your bank or getting your point across to your payday lender? From Able Magazine #110 (March/April 2…
Column: Tom Wentworth
As you might expect from someone who writes a column such as this, I’m very open about my Cerebral Palsy. I’m also well known for making jokes at my ow…
Column: Sophie Partridge – Money Makes The World Go Round – In Circles
Having money brings its own complications and difficulties. As a self-employed disabled person, earning enough is an endless pursuit; just try…
Steel Wheels: Choosing The Right Wheelchair For You
Wheelchairs come in all manner of shapes, colours and designs. The choices seem endless but purchasing decisions are so important to think through. We’…
In Depth – Power of Attorney
It’s important to have a plan for tomorrow, not only along the lines of what you want to achieve and do with it but also taking into account what’ll ha…
Travel Tales: Value Vacations
It won’t be too long until the weather gets a bit brighter and warmer and we begin to think about taking a summer holiday. We’ve put together a few pos…
Get Active: Misfits
Julie Andrews cracks the boards at ‘Misfits’ in Bristol, the unique theatre company and social group for people with learning difficulties. From Ab…
Able’s Naidex National Preview
Naidex National returns to the NEC Birmingham and promises to supply a cloudburst of choice and colour to the disability events calendar. It sums up wh…
Personal Independence Payments (PIP): How’s It Going?
You may recall that PIP is a new benefit for people of working age who need help participating in everyday life or who find it difficult to get around.…
My Story: Paul Moore
Paul Moore hasn’t looked back since winning a place on The Network, the future talent scheme of the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festiva…
The Medium As Message: Disability and Television
Television lives by the idea that art imitates life. Perhaps more than any other medium, television is the eye revealing our soul. If that’s true we ca…