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Addressing key care challenges this summer

Last week Care Roadshows made its second stop of the year at the wonderful venue of Aintree Racecourse. The event brought together the key thought lead…

Television star, Cherylee Houston Opens Manchester disability event

Television actress, and Motability Scheme customer, Cherylee Houston helped the Motability Scheme celebrate the tenth anniversary of their One Big Day …

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…

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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…

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…

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 …

Naidex returning to the Birmingham NEC on the 28th-30th of March !!!

Naidex (returning to the Birmingham NEC on the 28th-30th of March) is Europe’s leading event for the disability, independent living and care sector. &…

Our Inspiration Edition: EUAN & KIKI MACDONALD GOING PLACES

Euan MacDonald became a wheelchair user six years ago having been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2003. After experiencing a host of accessibil…

New NHS funding helps amputee to improve his mobility and safety

NHS England is now able to offer microprocessor controlled prosthetic knees under newly approved funding. John Morris, an amputee of over 50 years and …

CHARITY DISAPPOINTED WITH GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR DISABLED JOBSEEKERS

The Enham Trust has spoken out against the governments’ planned proposals which will mean only one in eight disabled people who want to work will receive the help they need; the equivalent of 45,000 fewer disabled people each year over the remainder of this parliament.

Rehabilitation International Congress Opens

Opening the conference, First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, pledged to: “redouble efforts to tackle inequality head-on” adding that “The economic upheaval of the last decade has exacerbated inequalities across the globe. And we have seen all too clearly what this rise in inequality can lead to. Greater alienation, exclusion and social instability.”

Army approach to disability employment offered to Government

Evaluation of RBLI’s employment support programme, LifeWorks, by New Learning & Work Institute finds 83% of Military veterans achieved positive career outcomes.

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.