National Diversity Awards Nominee: Olley Edwards
In addition to being a full time single mother of three daughters, Olley Edwards is a part-time model, actress, film-maker, author, and is also the co-…
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Legends Score A ‘Perfect 10’ with Special Olympics GB Athletes
Olympic Games’ legendary gymnasts, Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner, put on a masterclass for a group of Special Olympics Great Britain athletes yesterda…
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Susanne Rees
Multi award-winning social entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Susanne Rees, is CEO and Founder of iDID Adventure CIC, a leading provider of inclusi…
Gymnastics Legends Team Up With Special Olympics Athletes
Olympic Games legends and gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner will be putting a group of Special Olympics GB athletes through their paces in Sidcup…
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Chelsey Jay Reynolds
Chelsey Jay Reynolds – sometimes simply referred to as Chelsey Jay – is a 23 year old disabled model from Witham, Essex. Her journey as a disabled mode…
British Team for the Invictus Games Unveiled
Jaguar Land Rover today presented the 130-strong British team heading for the Invictus Games, the new international sporting event for wounded warriors…
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Adam Pearson
Adam Pearson is a 29 year old actor, presenter, campaigner, researcher and producer from Croydon. He has neurofibromatosis - a genetic condition that a…
Special Olympics GB Confirms Steel City as 2017 Summer Games Host
Special Olympics GB is delighted to confirm its 2017 National Summer Games – the 10th in history of the organisation - will be held in Sheffield from M…
GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY SQUAD VICTORIOUS IN SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has won its second match in the 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships currently taking place in Odense, Denmark…
The National Diversity Awards Announce 2014 Shortlist
Diversity Heroes shortlisted for UK's Largest Diversity Awards. Headline sponsors Microsoft, and media partners Able Magazine are just two of the br…
Tickets for the first Invictus Games are on sale now!
A star-studded array of celebrity ambassadors have lined-up behind Prince Harry to lend their support to the Invictus Games presented by Jaguar Land Ro…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…