ILF Scotland encourages young disabled people to try something new
Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland, the public body providing financial awards to disabled people in Scotland and Northern Ireland to support thei…
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King Power Confirmed as Headline Sponsor as Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations Tournament returns to Leicester in 2019
Following the success of the first ever Wheelchair Rugby Quad Nations tournament earlier this year, Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has today announced …
10th Annual Charity Golf Day Raises £5k for Calvert Trust Exmoor
Twenty teams of golf enthusiasts took to Saunton Golf Course on Thursday 8th November in Saunton Sands Hotel’s annual charity event, which is sponsored…
Path to Success, hosted their 3rd wheelchair basketball tournament to help athletes through their Path to Tokyo 2020 campaign
The talent, drive and determination shown by our disabled athletes in major tournaments is incredible. Leading disability charity, Path to Success, hos…
Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and coach, Anna Jackson talks to Able Magazine about Coaching Sport and Mental Health
Plenty of disabled people consider taking up sport, not only to improve their physical wellbeing but also to enjoy better mental health. Paralympic whe…
Winter Sports – Our guide to the best adaptive sports and activities this Winter
The nights are getting shorter so that can only mean one thing – wrapping up and hibernating while you wait for the warmer spring weather. Or does it?…
Vote for your Disabled Sports Personality of the Year at Active Essex Sports Awards 2018
Voting has officially opened to crown this year’s Disabled Sports Personality of the Year at the eagerly-anticipated Active Essex Sports Awards 2018, w…
Superhero series powered by npower
Set up by Paralympian, Sophia Warner, the Superhero Series powered by npower is the UK’s one and only disability sports series for the Everyday Superhe…
Able Magazine speaks to Club Secretary, Sue Coombs from Wheelchair Rugby team The Dorset Destroyers
Having just won the Wheelchair Rugby 5s league and been promoted to the Premiership, we spoke with Sue Coombs at the club, to find out about how they g…
The Cerebra Surfboard goes global
A surfboard designed by a team from Swansea especially so that disabled children can experience the thrill of the ocean, is making waves on the other s…
Forthcoming World Cup To Be “Great Step Forward For British Sport
Para-cycling events at the forthcoming TISSOT UCI Track World Cup in London will represent a “great step forward for British sport” according to Great …
Visual Impairment Sports Engagement Day
Scottish Disability Sport has organised a broad partnership with Celtic FC Foundation, RNIB, Haggeye, Guide Dogs Scotland, FABB Scotland, Visibility, J…
British Para-Swimming announces 2019 Performance Squads
British Para-Swimming has selected 55 athletes to be part of its World Class Performance Programme for the 2018/2019 season. A robust performance re…
Craig calls time on racing career
London 2012 Paralympic Champion Josef Craig has announced his retirement from Para-Swimming after a career that saw him compete and achieve on the very…
Olympic Park Wheelchair Basketball Tournament raises over £20,000 to Support Disabled Female Athletes
A charity Wheelchair Basketball Tournament held at the Olympic Park has raised over £20,000 to support women in disability sport, with further funds ex…
Autism-friendly early openings – remaining 2018 dates
The National Football Museum will continue to run autism-friendly early openings on a monthly basis, exploring 150 years of football history in a calm …
Fox announces retirement from Para-Swimming
Paralympic Gold medallist Jonathan Fox MBE has called time on a successful career that has spanned almost 18 years and saw him win medals at three Para…
Invictus Games 2018
Since 2014, the Invictus Games have used the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding of all those…
Just do it! Things you’ve never done before…
It’s never too late to try something new. More and more activities are becoming accessible, from skiing and sailing to motorsports, or even flying. I…
The Voice FM Gets Behind Local Charity Spooky Cycle
With the early bird ticket deadline fast approaching, Calvert Trust Exmoor is gearing up for its first Spooky Cycle night ride along the Tarka Trail on…
Highlights from Special Olympics, Anniversary Games 2018, supported by Able Magazine
Able Magazine have worked with Special Olympics GB for a long time, so it was a privilege to have again been selected as media partner for their latest…
Gerald Simonds Helps Paralympic Champion In Her Quest For Glory
Gerald Simonds is delighted to be assisting Paralympic gold medallist Karen Darke as she prepares for Tokyo 2020 and her latest Quest79 challenges. …
Dumfries student comes second out of thousands of disabled people in star-studded sporting challenge
Dumfries’s Jonny Brown joined celebrities, Paralympians and military heroes for a unique triathlon challenge that binned all the usual barriers to spor…
Olympic Park Wheelchair Basketball Tournament to support Women in Disability Sport
Leading disability charity Path to Success has announced September 25th as the date of its 3rd annual charity Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, which w…
Scots Teen Sportstar Kayleigh Champions Racerunning On Global Platform
Scottish teenage para athlete Kayleigh Haggo is going all out to put RaceRunning in the world spotlight when she competes in the sport in the WPA Europ…