28,000 nominations and votes: how the nation has embraced the UK’s premier diversity awards
Nominations have now closed for The UK’s largest diversity awards as judges begin preparing to announce this year’s shortlist. The National Diversi…
Events
German Partners – LVR and Aktion Mensch confirmed at the 2nd Edition of M-Enabling Forum in Europe for 2019
The second edition of the M-Enabling Forum Europe 2019 will take place on September 19, 2019 in the Congress Center of Messe Düsseldorf alongside REHA…
Ladies of All Nations International celebrate families who are positively impacting the community
Beautiful Survivors is an initiative dedicated to recognising people who have been victims of circumstances beyond their control but still emerge as w…
Ladies Of All Nations’ Beautiful Survivors celebrate a successful event this June
The annual Ladies Of All Nations Beautiful Survivors event was successfully held in London. The event took place on Saturday, June 1st 2019. Many surv…
Accessibility Advocate Celebrates Audiobooks For Love Audio Week
Starting today, 10th June, Love Audio week will bring together publishers, bloggers, and authors across the UK to raise the profile of audiobooks…
MS organisations call on the public to recognise invisible symptoms on World MS Day
Walking into town. Teaching at the front of class. Drinking coffee in the local cafe. Normal life, right? For some. Others may appear to be going abou…
Interview: Paralympic Champion Susannah Rodgers speaks to Able about being part of Her Abilities Awards
Her Abilities is a fantastic way to highlight the incredible work of women with disabilities all over the world, to give them a platform to share thei…
Blue Badge Access Awards Launches on May 30 to Challenge Industry Standards
What do the typewriter, the telephone, the remote control and office scanners have in common? They were all designed to make things easier and more ac…
London Disability Film Festival opens doors for young filmmakers
On 18th June Business Disability Forum will be showcasing the talent of young filmmakers at its Film Festival 2019, taking place at the KPMG building …
SCI Awareness Day 2019 – A place of my own
On Friday 17 May, the Spinal Injuries Association are celebrating Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2019. They’re recognising the remarkable achievemen…
Exhibitors announced for The Big Event at the NEC
The flagship two-day event taking place at the NEC in Birmingham on Friday 28 – Saturday 29 June 2019, offers the UK’s largest display of cars, wheelc…
Save the date – Disability Awareness Day Festival Comes to Redbridge
As part of an international celebration of people with a disability and mental ill-health, this year’s Disability Awareness Day Festival is taking pla…
Birds of Paradise/National Theatre of Scotland production My Left Right Foot – The Musical tops the shortlists
A company which initially had its three-year funding withdrawn by Creative Scotland last year, sparking a public outcry, has seen one of its productio…
Cast and creatives announced for Stewart Laing’s Them! from National Theatre of Scotland
Directed by Stewart Laing, written by Pamela Carter, associate director Eve Nicol,designed by Stewart Laing and Nick Mil…
Interview: Claire Cunningham, the UK’s most acclaimed disabled dance artist talks about her latest show
Claire Cunningham, the UK's most acclaimed disabled dance artist is currently touring her work The Way You Look (at me) Tonight internationally. The p…
Expert speakers announced for The Big Event in Birmingham
After a successful debut in 2018, guests visiting The Big Event in Birmingham this June will once again be able to take advantage of a number of exper…
Superheroes invited to don their capes for charity Astriid
A UK charity is inviting families and friends to unveil their secret identities in central London to raise money for a unique national cause. Takin…
Finalists for 2019 ERSA Employability Awards announced
Yesterday, ERSA announced the finalists for the 2019 Employability Awards at its AGM in London. The list of finalists includes a wide range of organis…
BST Hyde Park is Awarded Gold Status for Attitude is Everything’s Charter of Best Practice
Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park has been awarded Gold Status for Attitude is Everything’s Charter of Best Practice, recognition of …
New BBC Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group to meet today
A refreshed Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group will help advise the BBC on how it portrays all of the UK’s communities on air, and represents them…
Harestanes accessible play park is officially opened
One of the most inclusive play parks in the south of Scotland is officially open at Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre. The £350,000 facility ne…
Claire Cunningham, the UK’s most acclaimed disabled dance artist is touring internationally
Claire Cunningham is currently touring her work The Way You Look (at me) Tonight internationally. This duet with award-winning choreographer and perfo…
Nominations for National Sense Disability Awards now open
The national disability charity, Sense, has opened nominations for its national awards, the Sense Awards. Now in their 16th year, the Sense Awards rec…
Cryptic and Drake Music Scotland present iPad Quartet & Kris Halpin
A pioneering digital music performance created and performed by disabled musicians for second Cryptic Nights of 2019 Cryptic Nights and Drake Music…
New Relaxed Performance At The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) are staging their second Relaxed performance of a full-length Shakespeare play. The Relaxed version of A…