Able supports Remap Annual Awards for 2019
Remap’s ingenious volunteers are well known for creative solutions to everyday challenges and the charity’s recently announced annual awards ceremony …
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Scotland’s Railway – Accessible Travel For Everyone
ScotRail. Scotland’s Railway. For just that, all of Scotland. Rail travel should be accessible to everyone and we’re doing everything that we can to d…
Sporting Stars Encourage Disabled People To Get Active On New Podcast Series
Paralympic Champion And Wheelchair Tennis Superstar Support Need For Improved Disabled Facilities Around The Country. Paralympic gold-medallist Han…
Poppy Factory Win The Disability And Health Employment Award at ERSA Awards 2019
The Poppy Factory is delighted to have won the Disability and Health Employment award at this year's ERSA awards. The Poppy Factory’s employability p…
Microsoft announces new tools to help disabled schoolchildren
Most curriculum subjects flow through text and pupils with visual and learning (intellectual) disabilities can find themselves ‘locked out’ of learnin…
Disability film festival winners announced
Winners of the Business Disability Forum’s Film Festival Challenge 2019 were announced yesterday evening at a prestigious event in London, hosted by K…
Prior Park Landscape Garden introduces new online Visual Guide to welcome people with Autism
Visiting a local heritage attraction can be an exciting experience for many people. However, for autistic people the idea of going somewhere new can b…
Why Study? Able’s Guide To The Benefits Of Further Education
Education is about far more than learning and can really help to enrich your life…Disabled people might regard studying for further qualifications as …
Blue Badge Access Awards Launches to Challenge Industry Standards
Combining two major design competitions – the Bespoke Access Awards and the Blue Badge Style Awards - with the support of charity Leonard Cheshire, th…
Be The Difference Employment Initiative Gives Support And Advice
Regular readers of Able Magazine will already know that we launched our employment initiative, ‘Be the Difference’, in 2018 with the specific aim of h…
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…
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 …
Get in the garden – Outdoor spaces need not be off limits to disabled people
Outdoor spaces need not be off limits to disabled people. In fact, gardening is great for keeping you active and provides a great deal of satisfaction…
Healthier and Happier in Seven Small Tweaks
When it comes to improving your health and wellbeing, it’s often the small things you do regularly that can really make a difference. We look at seven…
Hiker will be first to attempt to climb Kilimanjaro with cerebral palsy, raising money for dementia café in Devon
This year Chris and Alan will be hiking up Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. They will be raising money for a dementia charity in Newton Abbot. They will be hi…
Bromley bedsit opening will help disabled children from all over UK
Friends and family of a much-loved charity ambassador gathered at the Freddie Farmer Foundation physiotherapy centre on Elliott Road, Bromley on 20 Ap…
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…
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…
Charity workers celebrate one year anniversary of special shop which helps people with learning disabilities
United Response charity workers are celebrating the first anniversary of their new Folkestone charity shop which helps local people with a learning di…
Get fit for 2019 with our Fitness Guide!
Getting fitter is a common New Year’s resolution. Sadly, for many, it’s also one of the first to fall by the wayside. When it comes to resolutions, we…
Microsoft Shares Learnings On World Autism Awareness Day
In alignment with World Autism Awareness Day, Microsoft is expanding their Autism Hiring Program and sharing learnings about inclusive hiring wit…
Sainsbury’s and Omnicom Announce Firm Commitment to Disability Inclusion
Sainsbury’s and Omnicom have today demonstrated their commitment to disability inclusion by announcing they have become members of The Valuable 500, a…
TriLift – The Next Generation In Scooter and Power Chair Transportation
The TriLift is an innovative breakthrough in scooter and power chair transportation that gives the user the freedom to easily transport their own mobi…
Welsh disabled people take control of social care
Disabled people in Wales are set to benefit from a new, pioneering way of receiving social care, thanks to a scheme being officially rolled out across…
Her Abilities Award 2019 nominations OPEN!
This International Women’s Day, Her Abilities, the first global award honouring the achievements of women with disabilities, has opened its call for n…