Diversity In Strength – The National Diversity Awards Pre Celebration
It’s always great to sit in an auditorium surrounded by people with the most positive outlook and in particular, those that have turned a perceived wea…
It’s always great to sit in an auditorium surrounded by people with the most positive outlook and in particular, those that have turned a perceived wea…
Iain approached The Stair Climbing Company in March searching for a solution for his mother to get up and downstairs from her second floor flat. Iain’s…
I find the term ‘outdoors’ intimidating; conjuring images of vast expanses of space – the prairies, deserts or mountains – all of which I imagine being…
Able Magazine is offering the chance for readers to win one of five Billy’s Buddies - special friends of Motability’s mascot, Billy the Bear, to celebr…
Television lives by the idea that art imitates life. Perhaps more than any other medium, television is the eye revealing our soul. If that’s true we ca…
TV comedians Alex Brooker and Francesca Martinez will open and close Naidex National, the UK’s largest disability, homecare and rehabilitation event, o…
The Freuds Heroes Index for 2014 has been topped by three disabled people. From Able Magazine #110 (March/April 2014) Paralympic swimmer, Ellie S…
Naidex are delighted to announce Able Magazine as ‘Official Media Partners’ of Naidex National 2014. The partnership will see Able Magazine provide un…
In each issue of Able Magazine we take you through the latest releases and some literature you may have missed. Here is a selection from the March/Apri…
Regular readers of this column may remember that before Christmas, I was nervously waiting for the results of an interview. Well, the answer took a whi…
It seems that every Olympic and Paralympic host nation these days has to go through the pre-Games tradition of jitters and controversy regarding readin…
Sam Frears was born with Familial Dysautonomia (also known as Riley-Day Syndrome), a rare genetic condition that affects the nervous system. Familial D…
Another Christmas gone by and here we are, still bumping along life’s wobbly road. From Able Magazine #109 (January/February 2014) We’ve trundled in…
I’ve had over 50 years practice at being active and getting around with an artificial leg. I’m really quite good at it most of the time. I have a knee;…
According to Nuffield Health, one of the secrets to increased energy might be a lunchtime work out. From Able Magazine #109 (January/February 2014), b…
Energy can be a fleeting feeling. One moment we have it in manic spades and the next we can hardly keep our heavy eyelids up. Able investigates. From…
A selection of book reviews from Able Magazine #109 (January/February) by Tom Jamison. “Chickenshed, An Awfully Big Adventure”, By Elizabeth Thomson…
You can catch flu at any time but it tends to be most prevalent at this time of year. Here’s what you need to know. From Able Magazine #109 (January/F…
Roll up! Roll up! the amazing Bonaparte’s Travelling Circus & Menagerie is at The Studio, Royal Exchange Theatre until 26 October. They may have b…
iCAN Experiences is offering one lucky reader the chance to win one of their magical Birds of Prey experiences. The winner will experience the thri…
The National Diversity Awards, the UK's premier award ceremony recognising the commitment and passion of those working to make the world a more in…
Even though Naidex Scotland always goes by in a flash, we always have a great time and this year was no exception. Thousands of people descended on G…
order research paper We're taking Able on the road and heading along to Naidex Scotland at the SECC tomorrow. If you're in the Glasgow a…
The Diversity Group are delighted to announce Able Magazine as Media Sponsors for this year’s National Diversity Awards. The sponsorship will see Able…
Channel 4 follows 2012’s BAFTA-award-winning coverage of the Paralympics by broadcasting three major international Parasport events and a raft of progr…