Able Magazine is celebrating 25 years since its first edition in 1994
We've looking back over the journey we've been on in that time. It’s a mark of how things have changed that fewer and fewer people in recent years …
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Disability Horizons
Disability Horizons magazine is an online disability lifestyle publication that aims to give disabled people a voice. Founded by two disabled guys i…
Disability Horizons
Disability Horizons magazine is an online disability lifestyle publication that aims to give disabled people a voice. Founded by two disabled guys i…
Hamilton Park Racecourse
If the Able Magazine team’s recent day at Hamilton Park Racecourse is anything to go by, disabled people should definitely check to see when the next m…
Home is where the heart is.
GUHG joins national campaign day to celebrate supported housing Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG) is highlighting the contribution supported housing …
England Cricketer, Sam Billings Teams Up With Lord’s Taverners
Billings, has joined forces with the UK’s number one youth cricket and disability sports charity, the Lord’s Taverners, to launch a cricket ambassador …
General Election 2017 – Liberal Democrats To Review PIP?
In a series of interviews, Able Magazine is speaking to the major political parties about disability issues and the forthcoming General Election. Celi…
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…
SUPERHEROES WIN THE CHANCE TO TEAM UP WITH A HOST OF PARALYMPIANS AND CELEBRITY TEAM CAPTAINS
EVERYDAY SUPERHEROES WIN THE CHANCE TO TEAM UP WITH A HOST OF PARALYMPIANS AND CELEBRITY TEAM CAPTAINS Twenty four Everyday Superheroes have won the c…
Disabled Access kicks off today!
Thousands of people to join in Disabled Access Day celebrations around the UK as new events unfold today and continuing over the weekend. Over 1,000 pl…
THE S-ERGO 115 SELF-PROPEL TRANSIT WHEELCHAIR FROM KARMA MOBILITY
The S-Ergo 115 self-propel transit wheelchair from Karma Mobility weighs an incredibly light 8.3kg (18lbs) once the wheels and footplates have been rem…
Accessibility Mark Centres Join Forces with Disabled Access Day
Accessibility Mark has joined forces with Disabled Access Day to encourage more disabled people to attend their participating riding centre to find o…
Next generation given the chance to become future Paralympians with new NHS sports prostheses
Children across England have begun to receive new running and swimming blades from the NHS, in a move by the government to help a future generation of young people get active and even become the next Paralympians.
INFINITI JOINS MOTABILITY SCHEME
INFINITI UK; following on from a recent training programme every INFINITI Centre across the UK is now able to provide a range of cars through the Motability Scheme.
Sally Phillips explores the impact of a new screening for Down’s Syndrome
Actress and writer Sally Phillips is a mother to three boys, all of whom like swimming, cricket, ice-cream and Barcelona football club. Olly, the eldest, also has Down’s Syndrome. Following the announcement that a new screening test is said to detect Down’s Syndrome in pregnancies with 99 percent accuracy, Sally examines this emotionally charged subject and asks what effect the test could have on our society.
Don’t Block The Drop Campaign Highlights
Don’t Block The Drop Campaign Highlights Nationwide Problem - Don’t Block The Drop Campaign Highlights Nationwide Problem Campaign Highlights A national campaign by DisabledGo.com, the UK's most popular and trusted Accessibility Checker, has highlighted a shocking number of dropped kerbs being blocked by a range of vehicles across the UK. The 'Don’t Block the Drop' campaign launched in early 2016 to raise awareness of the serious issues that blocking dropped kerbs cause disabled people and those with reduced mobility.
Fish Insurance to offer VitalityLife insurance products
Fish Insurance are going to be offering life and serious injury insurance through VitalityLife.
Get on the road this summer with the Motability Scheme
Motability has more than 500 cars available for NO advance payment, so what are you waiting for?
National Diversity Awards – Better Than Ever
Friday’s National Diversity Awards (NDA) ceremony was held in the magnificence of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral. The NDAs are based in Liverpool and i…