Mar
16
Remembering Sir Terry Pratchett
I only interviewed Sir Terry once, but in just one hour I learnt so much. By Tom Ja…
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Mar
16
Business Disability Forum Responds to Proposed Reforms to Access to Work
Last week, Mark Harper, Minister for Disabled People, unveiled plans for reforms to …
Mar
13
Sir Terry Pratchett on Assisted Dying
The sad death of Sir Terry Pratchett has once again put the assisted suicide debate …
Mar
13
House Of Commons Apprentices Receive Deaf Awareness Training
Apprentices and Interns working in the House of Commons Service have received Deaf a…
Mar
12
Millie Knight & Guide Jen Kehoe Win World Championship Bronze
Visually-impaired teenage paralympian Millie Knight and her guide Jen Kehoe took b…
Mar
12
Jane Hawking Calls for Disability Overhaul
The first wife of Professor Stephen Hawking has said the Government needs a “big ove…
Mar
12
Looking Ahead to Choice Unlimited
Choice Unlimited is a UK wide roadshow on independent living, aimed at disabled peop…
Mar
11
Alf Morris Lecture Shows The Way
Last night (Shaw Theatre, London) renowned former editor of the Times newspaper, Sir…
Mar
11
Disabled Finnish Punks Prepare to Rock Eurovision
Pertti Kurikka, 58, wants to make it perfectly clear that while he and the other mem…
Mar
10
Mencap respond to new measures for rights of people with a learning disability
The Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb, last week announced new proposals to str…
Mar
10
Disabled People Face Being Cut Off from Society
Many disabled people face being cut off from society and have to overcome major barr…
Mar
10
Bristol University receive £1.4 million to investigate improved disability rights
Disabled people in the UK face a variety of barriers to equality including poverty, …
Mar
9
Premier League clubs under fire for ‘lip service’ to disabled fans
Premier League football clubs could face legal action to force improvements in their…
Mar
9
Able Takes Part In ‘Barrier Free’ Discussion At ITB Berlin
Editor of Able Magazine, Tom Jamison, took part in a discussion about why barrier fr…
Mar
9
England Learning Disability Cricket squad ready for Australia tour
England Learning Disability Coach Derek Morgan believes the upcoming tour of Austral…
Mar
6
Awkward: Keith Vaz’s campaign car snapped in a disabled bay
One of Keith Vaz’s campaign vehicles has been caught parked up in a disabled bay at …
Mar
6
Fantastic turn out for ParalympicsGB Sports Fest North East
Durham University hosted ParalympicsGB Sports Fest yesterday, attracting more than 5…
Mar
6
Disabled people have extra things to buy, why are so few businesses selling?
Businesses are losing £1.8bn a month by failing to consider the needs of their d…
Mar
5
Minecraft’s creator gave my autistic son a voice
The billionaire creator of Minecraft has a $70m mansion in Beverly Hills complete wi…
Mar
5
Government fitness for work test is making disabled people sicker, report claims
The government test to prove that disabled and sick people are unable to work is…
Mar
4
Read Able March/April Online
The brand new edition of Able magazine is out now! To read it online, simply click o…
Mar
4
Sex, Lives and Disability: What Disabled Bodies Can Teach Us About Sex
Millie Dollar sashays onto the stage in a green, feathered dress to conclude the eve…
Mar
4
New dementia workshop for M&HP @ Naidex
Lanre Babalola is a freelance moving and handling practitioner who practises in both…
Mar
3
=dance, Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells
“This renowned theatre, specialising in dance, offers a bewildering array of facilit…
Mar
3
Volunteers needed for summer holidays that make a difference
If your resolution for 2015 was to do something good for charity, or to spend your t…