Special servants of Special Olympics honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Special Olympics GB was thrilled to see two of its most valued supporters recognised in The Queen's Birthday Honours List. Elaine Daykin, the Founder …
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Special Olympics GB reaches out to Brazil counterparts to give lifetime experience
Special Olympics GB was on hand to support their counterpart athletes from Brazil in Rio this week to create a once in a lifetime opportunity for a gro…
Celebs Get Behind Invictus Games In Front of the Camera
Daniel Craig, Joss Stone, Tom Hardy, Joanna Lumley, will.i.am and Rod Stewart appear in a film that premieres online today pledging their support for t…
Interview: Maddy Kirkman
The NUS Disabled Students’ Conference was held a few weeks ago in Manchester. Maddy Kirkman was voted in as NUS UK Disabled Students’ Officer. Congrat…
Interview: Jade Etherington
Few people had outside of skiing had heard of Jade Etherington a few weeks ago but all of that changed after she and her guide, Caroline Powell, won fo…
Column: Sophie Partridge – The Great Outdoors
I find the term ‘outdoors’ intimidating; conjuring images of vast expanses of space – the prairies, deserts or mountains – all of which I imagine being…
Disabled People Enjoy Sporting Opportunities at ParalympicsGB Sports Fest
Over 500 people joined Paralympic athletes and 20 Paralympic summer and winter sports at Sports Fest in Manchester yesterday. The attendance figures m…
Actions Speak Louder Than Words for Disabled Job-seekers, says New Recruitment Industry Survey
A survey by the Clear Company titled ‘Actions speak louder than words’ into candidate, recruiter and employer experiences of hiring disabled people, ha…
Column: Tom Wentworth
As you might expect from someone who writes a column such as this, I’m very open about my Cerebral Palsy. I’m also well known for making jokes at my ow…
Steel Wheels: Choosing The Right Wheelchair For You
Wheelchairs come in all manner of shapes, colours and designs. The choices seem endless but purchasing decisions are so important to think through. We’…
In Depth – Power of Attorney
It’s important to have a plan for tomorrow, not only along the lines of what you want to achieve and do with it but also taking into account what’ll ha…
Travel Tales: Value Vacations
It won’t be too long until the weather gets a bit brighter and warmer and we begin to think about taking a summer holiday. We’ve put together a few pos…
Personal Independence Payments (PIP): How’s It Going?
You may recall that PIP is a new benefit for people of working age who need help participating in everyday life or who find it difficult to get around.…
My Story: Paul Moore
Paul Moore hasn’t looked back since winning a place on The Network, the future talent scheme of the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festiva…
The Medium As Message: Disability and Television
Television lives by the idea that art imitates life. Perhaps more than any other medium, television is the eye revealing our soul. If that’s true we ca…
Pride of Lions
Football lends itself so well to diversity that more and more clubs for disabled people are popping up. We spoke with Disability Inclusion Officer, Rob…
Able Magazine Announced As Official Media Partners of Naidex 2014
Naidex are delighted to announce Able Magazine as ‘Official Media Partners’ of Naidex National 2014. The partnership will see Able Magazine provide un…
Able Magazine Book Reviews – March/April 2014
In each issue of Able Magazine we take you through the latest releases and some literature you may have missed. Here is a selection from the March/Apri…
Avatar Technology Could Help Paralysed Patients
Computers have assisted in passing information from an implant in a monkey’s brain to another’s spinal cord. From Able Magazine #110 (March/April 2014…
Able Magazine Travels To UAE To Meet AbilitiesME Team
Our Publisher, Steve Craven, has spent the day meeting with representatives of ABILITIESme, the first exhibition and conference of its kind in the Unit…
My Story: Getting To The Top
Sam Frears was born with Familial Dysautonomia (also known as Riley-Day Syndrome), a rare genetic condition that affects the nervous system. Familial D…
Columnist: Harry Wade – Hop To It!
I’ve had over 50 years practice at being active and getting around with an artificial leg. I’m really quite good at it most of the time. I have a knee;…
In Depth – Energy (Part 2)
According to Nuffield Health, one of the secrets to increased energy might be a lunchtime work out. From Able Magazine #109 (January/February 2014), b…
In Depth – Energy (Part 1)
Energy can be a fleeting feeling. One moment we have it in manic spades and the next we can hardly keep our heavy eyelids up. Able investigates. From…
Autism Friendly Cinema Screenings
Taking in a film at the local cinema makes for a really great evening out or weekend treat for the kids. From Able Magazine #109 (January/February 20…