Watching Nature
Nature provides the greatest entertainment through spectacles and phenomena. It’s an invitation to get outside that shouldn’t be missed. Several studi…
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Doncaster Setting The Standard For Accessible Theatre
Last December, Cast in Doncaster presented the UK’s first groundbreaking, fully British Sign Language (BSL) integrated pantomime. A smashhit Jack and th…
Activity Holidays
Disabled people are increasingly looking for opportunities to make use of their spare time. They no longer accept a life in a front of the telly but wa…
Irwin Mitchell Named Official Legal Services Provider Of World Para Athletics Championships London 2017
National law firm Irwin Mitchell has been named as the Official Legal Services Provider of the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017. The big…
Interview – Mat Fraser
Mat Fraser is a disabled actor, musician and writer. When we spoke with him he was preparing to take on one of Shakespeare’s toughest and most controve…
LEWIS REED LAUNCHES LARGEST RANGE OF WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VW CADDY’S IN THE UK
Following extensive research and development, Lewis Reed is delighted to be the only wheelchair accessible vehicle company in the UK to be able to offe…
Lets Dance!
Wheelchair Dance calls on the UK dance community to realise its global potential. By Rashmi Becker In 2009, a Latin dance competitor in Lisbon was…
POWERED WHEELCHAIRS
If you’re preparing to purchase or lease a powered wheelchair (otherwise known as a powerchair) there are a few things that you should consider. Here a…
Essential Bathing
Mr Barker’s Bath When Essential Bathing received a call from Mrs Barker they knew she had a distinctive problem but not one we couldn’t help with. He…
New Motability Extension Package Announced
Due to changes in eligibility criteria for certain disability benefits, some disabled people have been notified that they are no longer able to lease a…
Manufacturer of the coachbuilt independence vehicle wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Manufacturer of the coachbuilt independence vehicle wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise Coachbuilt GB Limited, based at Atherstone [an SME based in Wa…
How To Win A General Election
What if the forthcoming General Election wasn’t simply a one-policy campaign? What if one of the major political parties was bold enough to change the …
You can verify the trustworthiness of a website in a number of ways
Let’s Shop So, you have found the product that you would like to buy. It’s the right size and shape, it has good reviews and even the negative ones d…
Employers Gather to Tackle Lack of Diversity
Sometimes there are words that are mocked for being ‘PC’. But when we examine what life is like without diversity and inclusion, it gives us a clue a…
HOW TO BUY
The power of the ‘purple pound’ - the spending ability of disabled people is much underrated. According to research carried out in 2015 by the Extra Co…
Your rights when it comes to life insurance
As we get older and start to raise families, it’s sensible to consider life insurance, to prepare for protecting your loved ones when you are no longer…
A Guide to Purchasing & Using Insurance Products
Securing insurance for various aspects of our lives is essential. Not only does it provide financial support for costly repairs or replacements, it can …
CIDDY-UP
Somerset Levels RDA Carriage Driving Group is one of the largest of its type in Britain. Primarily set up to provide carriage driving experiences for d…
Spring Clean Your Finances
We’d all like to have a bit more cash in our pockets, and let’s face it, we’d never deliberately spend more than we need to on something. Yet, despite …
Big Plans, Small Prices – Making the most of discounts and concessions
In these economically challenging times, it can be hard to find the money to keep doing the things you enjoy. Fortunately, there are thousands of discou…
Naidex 2017 to showcase the very best in the disability & independent living sectors with three brand new awards…
Naidex, returning to the NEC Birmingham on the 28th, 29th & 30th March for its 43rd installment, will play host to the new Naidex Awards - a featu…
Give Back to Get Back: The Rewards of Volunteerin
They say it’s better to give than to receive. Many people see volunteering as a poor substitute for landing a paying job, but although it may not brin…
Inspirational Disabled Racing Driver Nicolas Hamilton too open 2017 Mobility Roadshow
Inspirational Disabled Racing Driver Nicolas Hamilton, brother of F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, to open 2017 Mobility Roadshow The Mobility Road…
Cycling boost for people with disabilities
Cycling might seem like an impossible dream to some people with disabilities But that’s being challenged by a local charity which loans out …
200k investment sees young people with disabilities smash sporting targets
A three-year £200,000 fund for children with disabilities to take part in community sports activities has smashed its target, with 421 children getti…