The countdown is on for The Big Event – 50 days to go
Online event to showcase vehicles for disabled people The countdown is officially on for the first ever virtual version of The Big Event 2021. In j…
Tag: Disability News
CHALLENGING MND TEAM SET TO RECLAIM THAMES PEDALO GUINNESS WORLD RECORD IN NON-STOP ATTEMPT
The Challenging MND Team will once again attempt to break the Guinness World Record for travelling the Thames fastest in a pedalo. Led by Alex Gi…
Penguin Random House boosts RNIB library with thousands more audio books
One of the world’s largest publishers, Penguin Random House has bolstered the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Talking Books Library by…
CHALLENGING MND ANNOUNCES ‘THE BIG SPONSORED SILENCE’ FOR SCHOOLS TO MARK GLOBAL MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE DAY ON 21 JUNE
Challenging MND has unveiled its latest initiative to raise money for people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Monday 21 June is Global Motor …
Ground-breaking service supports Essex adults with learning disabilities into paid employment
A ground-breaking Inclusive Employment service in Essex is supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to achieve their aspirations of gai…
‘Cycling can transform people’s lives, it should be accessible for everyone’
27 year-old cycling enthusiast James is on a mission to change lives James Whateley, from Surrey, has raised an incredible £88,000 for people livin…
Springtime worry-free motoring options from the Motability Scheme
The Motability Scheme’s latest selection of cars is now available, offering disabled people in the UK a choice of over 1,600 affordable and reliable v…
Ground-breaking community programmes supporting people with disabilities to receive £5.58m funding boost
Two innovative programmes that give people with disabilities the opportunity to develop skills and lead change in their local communities have been gi…
Motability awards grant for new pilot at Driving Mobility centres to get more disabled people motoring
Motability, a national disability charity, has awarded Driving Mobility grant funding of £50,000 to pilot a new Driving Assessment Grant Programme for…
Martin Hibbert, paralysed in the Manchester bomb explosion, to climb Africa’s highest mountain.
“I’ve decided to turn an appalling act of terror into a force for greater good. I want to do something to shift the spotlight away from those who trie…
The Big Event moves online for 2021
Disabled motorists and their families keen to find out more about the Motability Scheme can do so from the comfort of their own homes this summer, as …
Naidex Virtual 18-19 March 2021
As a result of the pandemic, independent living exhibition, Naidex, has introduced an online event. Naidex Virtual will run for two days in March, alt…
Census 2021 is up and running across England and Wales
With March 21 just around the corner, Census 2021 is in full swing. Run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the census is the once-in-a-de…
INTERVIEW – BARRY LE GRYS MBE, CEO OF MOTABILITY
We discuss the challenges of the last year – and the challenges of the year to come… What would you say to manufacturers who’ve had a tough year th…
Wheelchair Driving with Allied Mobility
Allied Mobility is delighted to announce the launch of their first internal transfer vehicle – Ford Dream. Dream has been expertly designed to offe…
Adrian Flux – Car insurance adapted for you
Disabled drivers can still feel misunderstood when it comes to insuring their vehicle. While the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995 and Equality…
HARVEY PRICE ANNOUNCED AS MENCAP AMBASSADOR
Today, Harvey Price has announced that he will be taking up a new role as Ambassador for the UK’s leading learning disability charity, Mencap. Harv…
HRH The Countess of Wessex joins RNIB Shape and Share craft session
HRH The Countess of Wessex recently took part in an online session to highlight the work of the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) serv…
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…
Amputee’s reach for the sky and settle for the top of the World!
On Wednesday 2nd October a team of 21 people set off on the challenge of a lifetime to climb Kilimanjaro the World’s largest free-standing Mountain. T…
James is making himself heard.
Regular readers will remember that we featured five-year-old James, who has vocal cord palsy, earlier this year. His condition means that he can only …
Columnist – Elin Williams – A love-hate relationship with my cane
About Elin Williams Elin started her blog in 2015 to share her love of writing and her passion for music, beauty and fashion, as well as to share w…
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…
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 …
Visionary physicist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
British theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking has died peacefully at the age of 76 at his home in Cambridge during the early hours of this morning. …