Columnist Hannah Deakin – Get active with Superhero Series and Parallel London
The Superhero series and Parallel London are two accessible sporting events open to all. The Superhero Series was founded by Paralympian Sophia Warner…
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Columnist Caroline Butterwick – Disabled Student Support
Starting university was daunting enough. How would I cope living away from home? Would I make friends? Would the workload be okay? These are all fears…
Columnist Holly Tuke: Ticking the right boxes
To disclose or not to disclose your disability when applying for a job. For many disabled people, trying to find a job can be daunting and frustrat…
Columnist Ciara Lawrence – Babies
I come from a very close family, which has always been the most important thing to me. Starting my own family is something I’ve thought about and I’ve…
Beating Isolation
Disability can all too easily lead to isolation. This can affect mental health and in some cases lead to depression, but there are so many ways it can…
Columnist Hannah Deakin: Adjusting to life with a disability
It can be difficult to adjust to life with a disability. You are thrown into this unknown world that you never knew anything about. Things are tough. …
Columnist: Ruby Jones – Why Social Media Can Be So Important To Disabled People
In an age where the majority of people are quick to criticise how smartphones and social media are ruining our society, I often find myself biting my …
Columnist Chloe Tear: Adjusting to using a long cane in your 20’s
When you imagine your 20’s it’s the decade of freedom, self- discovery and making the most out of life. It’s painted to be the best years of your life…
Columnist Elin Williams: Anxiety And Sight Loss – My Struggle
There are so many different layers to life with sight loss, it’s not all black and white and I believe that the best way of filling in that grey space…
Columnist Heather Lacey: Bringing my whole, true self to work
For many disabled and chronically ill job-hunters, the dreaded thought of whether to tick that box to say you’re disabled is something that can be pos…
Interview: Frances Ryan speaks to Able about her new book on Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People
Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People is the first book from Guardian and Able Magazine contributor, Frances Ryan. She spoke wit…
Fashion Influencer Shelby Lynch Talks About How The Fashion Industry Is Limitless
My name is Shelby Lynch and I am 21 years old, and I am a fashion and beauty influencer with a muscle wasting condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy…
Columnist Shona Louise: How my Powerchair changed my life
February 1st 2019 was a special day for me as it marked 1 year since my life changing powerchair was delivered. A year on and I still can’t quite beli…
Columnist Elin Williams: From one disabled person to another: You are not alone
The feeling of loneliness and isolation has been one of the most prominent when my experience with disability is concerned. When I was younger, I f…
Columnist Holly Tuke: Please don’t be offended if blind and visually impaired people don’t accept your help
I’ve been blind since birth so have come across my fair share of people that have ideas, opinions and attitudes surrounding visual impairment, and var…
Columnist Chloe Tear: Are The Needs Of Disabled Students Being Fully Met?
Education is something many of us take for granted. We start around the age of five and are set free in our late teens. For people like myself who cho…
Columnist Heather Lacey: Shared experiences – and no longer feeling alone
In 2012 I left home to study English literature at university, but little did I know just how much my time away would impact life outside of my studie…
Advocate Vicky Spectrum Discusses Topics Connected With Autism
Victoria Whiting was 25 when she received her autism spectrum diagnosis. Since then she’s become an enthusiastic advocate on social media, discussing …
Columnist Emma Muldoon: Back To Beautiful Barcelona
Barcelona is a city that I dreamed of visiting for such a long time. So it was a great feeling when we packed our suitcases and boarded the plane to s…
Resolution Reboot! Aligning your resolutions with what motivates you
If you’ve struggled to keep your New Year’s resolutions, it might be time to review and reboot them. The key to this is to align them with what really…
Columnist Robyn Steward: Do accessible periods exist?
I have multiple disabilities including physical, visual as well as autism. I’ve just finished 2 ½ years of work on the autism friendly guide to p…
New App will take the chance out of going out
A new App, AccessAble, has officially launched into the Apple and Google Play Stores. Developed by a national disability organisation, it aims to tran…
Columnist Chloe Tear: Life is a balancing act…
All aspects of life require balancing. This can become more important when you have a disability. From my personal experiences of having mild cerebral…
Columnist Mary Doyle: Rock Your Difference
Confidence is believing in yourself and knowing that you have the skills and ability to do what you set out to do. It’s being yourself and being compl…
Columnist Shani Dhanda: Why I embraced my disabled identity
Growing up, I was surround by disability, by virtue of living with osteogenesis imperfecta and being around other disabled people in hospital or at sc…