Disability motoring events announced for 2020
Following this summer’s successful programme of events, The Big Event will be returning to the NEC in Birmingham on 3 and 4 July 2020. The flagship sh…
Events
Amputee’s reach for the sky and settle for the top of the World!
On Wednesday 2nd October a team of 21 people set off on the challenge of a lifetime to climb Kilimanjaro the World’s largest free-standing Mountain. T…
Autism’s got Talent Roadshow another smash hit!
On Saturday 12th October at the Winston Churchill Theatre in Ruislip the Autism Charity ‘Anna Kennedy Online’ once again, presented the ‘Autism’s Got…
National Junior Games transforms lives of 100 young disabled people from across the country
‘Being here is like a home away from home’, that’s what Ajani Riggs (aged 12 years) from Hull says after experiencing WheelPower’s National Junior Gam…
Clothing Label set to help children and adults with Autism
Born Anxious is a homegrown clothing label set up by Kellie Barker, mother of Oscar, an autistic child living in Herne Bay, Kent. Kellie set up the c…
ITV News to Live Stream National Diversity Awards
WATCH LIVE: The National Diversity Awards from 9pm at www.youtube.com/ITVNews Community organisations and role models from across the UK will head …
Motability Scheme’s Final One Big Day Arrives In Edinburgh
One Big Day at the Royal Highland Centre is giving disabled motorists, their friends and their families the chance to find out all they need to know a…
Autism’s Got Talent Roadshow To Take Place This October
It is all too often said that people with disabilities are not capable of very much, and they are unable to rise to the challenges that they are faced…
Call for nominations for Disabled Peoples’ Choice Award
Is there an organisation which has made a difference to your life, either as an employee or as a consumer? If so, Business Disability Forum would like…
First friendship and dating agency for adults with learning disabilities and autism launches at event in Bristol
Bristol’s first friendship and dating agency for adults with learning disabilities and autism launches this month with a party. The new Luv2meetU s…
Author, icon and disabled activist Penny Pepper is on tour this August
Author, icon and disabled activist Penny Pepper is performing to a home-crowd with a sequel to ‘Raw and Uncovered’ earlier this month.’Flesh and Bone’…
WheelPower to host annual National Junior Games 2019 at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, this September
WheelPower, the National Charity for Wheelchair Sport are hosting their annual National Junior Games (NJG) 2019 from 30 September - 3 October at Stoke…
Harvey Price receives a standing ovation at Autism’s Got Talent
On Monday 's show, Katie Price shared some highlights from Autism’s got Talent on her Quest Red TV show ‘Katie Price My Crazy Life’. At the London sho…
Celebrities and football stars are set to assemble for a charity match this August
United For Charity and Team Avery will be raising cash for the Anna Kennedy Online charity with the game on Sunday, August 25, at Bowers and Pitsea Fo…
Nominations sought for RNIB See Differently Awards
Awards event launched to recognise and celebrate outstanding work to support people with sight loss The Royal National Institute of Blind People (R…
Mental Health Exhibition ‘Mad World’ will take place this October, the day before World Mental Health Day
The Mad World Summit is the largest global conference and exhibition dedicated to making a difference to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.…
LimbPower are working throughout August to encourage people with a limb difference to kick start an active lifestyle
The charity LimbPower are working throughout the month of August to encourage and engage with people with a limb difference, to help them kick start a…
‘We Are One’ Citizenship Festival to take place in Glasgow Merchant City this August
You may have heard about the fantastic citizenship festival that will be taking place in and around Glasgow’s Merchant City area on 9th & 10th Aug…
Clearwell Mobility Hosts Third Annual Walking Football Cup
Clearwell Mobility and Brighton & Hove Walking Football Club have hosted the third Clearwell Cup at Longhill Sports Centre, Brighton. The walki…
Inclusive business awards open for nominations
If your organisation has led the way on positive and innovative change, enhancing the experience of disabled employees and customers as a result, then…
A new festival celebrating diversity is coming to venues around Glasgow City Centre this August
A new festival celebrating diversity and equality is coming to venues around Glasgow City Centre this year on 9th-10th August. We are One festival …
Third Disability Pride attracts 3,000 people
The third annual Disability Pride Brighton event was a smash hit, attracting more than 3,000 people last Sunday. The event, hosted on Hove Lawns, i…
Lifetime achievement award for research into the understanding and treatment of MS
The MS International Federation (MSIF) is delighted to announce that Professor Catherine Lubetzki, seminal in her field, is the 2019 winner of the Cha…
Parallel will host its first regional event in partnership with the Uni of Nottingham for 2020
Parallel is the world’s first inclusive mass participation event, with disability at the heart of the experience. The award-winning event welcomes all…
One Big Day Exeter returns for 2019
One Big Day at Westpoint Exeter is giving disabled motorists and their friends and families the chance to find out all they need to know about the Mot…