Don’t Tolerate Hate – Police Scotland launches disability hate crime campaign

One in five people in Scotland are registered as having a disability, yet this category of hate crime accounts for only four per cent of reports to Po…

Ellwood Cottage

Located in the heart of beautiful rural Dorset in the peaceful hamlet of Woolland, Ellwood Cottages are outstanding conversions of three traditionally…

Glasgow Science Centre is striving to break down barriers to people’s ability to enjoy the visitor attraction

We will always challenge ourselves to find solutions by working closely with community groups and our visitors. Even before arriving here, our visi…

Able review: Toyota RAV4

The new RAV4 is presented as the SUV you really can use anywhere. For one thing it fronts up on urban style rather than the agricultural ruggedness of…

DUNDEE REP THEATRE PRESENT – OOR WULLIE – CHRISTMAS 2019

THE MUSICAL THAT SCOTLAND HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, OOR WULLIE OPENS HERE AT DUNDEE REP FROM NOVEMBER TO JANUARY BEFORE TOURING ACROSS SCOTLAND JINGS, …

Applications for THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF are NOW open!

Who’s the best baker you know?The Great British Bake Off are looking for Britain’s best home bakers to enter the tent! Are you in loaf with…

Pharmacy2U can deliver your prescriptions to your door

Keira Radice, who has a connective tissue disorder explains how using Pharmacy2U to order and deliver her prescriptions “definitely helps to live an a…

The Bond Hotel, Blackpool

The Bond Hotel in Blackpool is a family run hotel that has been providing holidays for guests with physical and learning disabilities for over 25 years and is well known as the UK’s largest fully accessible hotel with everything our guests need to take a holiday or respite break.

The Moat House, Annan

Everything you might need for that perfect trip away from home...Taking a break at The Moat House proves that disability friendly accommodation doesn’t need to be stark or unappealing.

Steps Bring The Party to The Dancefloor In Glasgow

Photo by Elke Briers Steps returned this year with a huge UK arena tour, plus a brand-new single and album, marking their twentieth anniversary. …

Hoe Grange Holidays, Derbyshire

Hoe Grange Holidays offers four national award winning, wheelchair accessible, self-catering lodges set in stunning countryside on a working farm. Close to Ashbourne and Bakewell, it is a perfect place to unwind with family or friends and explore the wonders of the Derbyshire Peak District.

Disabled motoring event comes to Birmingham for the first time

The UK’s largest display of cars, scooters and powered wheelchairs for disabled people, The Big Event, will take place for the first time at the NEC in…

Special Olympics GB renews Lions Clubs International support

Special Olympics has received an additional boost on the back of 2,600 learning disability athletes taking part in its most successful National Games i…

DON’T GO CRACKERS AT CHRISTMAS

Christmas is supposed to be a holiday. This year instead of getting too stressed out to enjoy it, follow our tips and make it merry.  Disabled peopl…

Safe As Houses

Even in the home, where you’d think that we’d be as safe as possible, independent disabled people or those being cared for, need to be aware of some of…

Buyers’ Guide – Stairlifts

You can’t just order a stairlift off the peg; it has to suit you and your home. There are no independent consumer tests on these products checking for …

Winter Vacations

The barbecue has been covered and stowed away, the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in. It’s that time of year when many people choose …

Brand New Living

Most of the UK’s housing stock was neither designed nor built with the needs of disabled people in mind. The obvious option would be to apply adaptatio…

When The Wind Blows

Being properly prepared for winter is sensible and can save a great deal of inconvenience. It’s especially important for disabled people who can be vul…

If you love someone, set them free!

How can you give people time by themselves, whether that is living alone, trekking the Pennine Way or just spending an hour or two by themselves, witho…

How to Plan a Successful Home Renovation

It isn’t uncommon for disabled people to consider modifications to their homes in order to make day-to-day living easier, but renovation is a massive un…

Leasing a new and reliable car from the Motability Scheme this autumn

Disabled motorists and their families can enjoy autumn with a reliable new car leased through the Motability Scheme. The Scheme’s latest price list…

Disability Confident Signs Up 5,000 Organisations In Its First Year

November marks the first anniversary of the launch of the revamped Disability Confident scheme. Regular Able Magazine contributor and Minister for D…

UK Coaching believes more people with disabilities should get into coaching

UK Coaching has, for more than 30 years, provided the coaching workforce with the skills and knowledge they need to make a positive difference. The org…

SHARING YOUR HEART, SHARING YOUR HOME

There is still a huge demand for foster families and for people prepared to adopt children. You might, as a disabled person, think that taking on the c…