Accessible Cities – Glasgow
You might think that a city whose history tells us that it is built on seven hills wouldn’t be a great place for disabled people, yet, as we start to i…
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Melfort Pier, Oban
Melfort Pier & Harbour is a unique place to spend a few days, in a stunning location, right on the shores of beautiful Loch Melfort, where the Highlands come down to the sea.
Transport needs to be more inclusive for young wheelchair users
Three quarters of wheelchair users and their families and carers can’t travel as independently as they would like to and two in three do not feel confi…
Enable Holidays Launches Worldwide Destinations
As we delve into the depths of winter we naturally long for sunnier climes and as our thoughts turn to 2015 the UK’s leading disabled holidays speciali…
Find Out About New Civil Aviation Authority Powers
Each year more than two million air passengers with a disability or reduced mobility take journeys in the UK. Here the CAA’s Director of Regulatory Pol…
Profile: Tourism For All UK
Tourism for All UK (TfA) provides information to disabled or older people on accessible accommodation and other tourism services in the UK and at selec…
Exploring Mind And Body With Otto Bock
This year sees 25 years since the Berlin Wall came down. To mark the occasion, Able Magazine was invited by the German National Tourist Board to visit …
Phaeno Science Centre, Berlin
This year sees 25 years since the Berlin Wall came down. To mark the occasion, Able Magazine was invited by the German National Tourist Board to visit …
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…
Travel Tales: London Public Transport
Getting the bus, train or even in some cities, ferry to work, isn’t as unlikely as it might sound. From Able Magazine #109 (January/Februrary 2014), …
London Travel Guide
LONDON: I love exploring this magnificent city. London has more history, life, and cake than I could possibly consume in my six month visit from the St…
Travel Tales: Socorro – The Best Place You’ve Never Heard Of
People have often asked me about where the best place might be to take a holiday ‘if you’re disabled’ and up until now I’ve always tried to carefully e…