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…
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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…
Summer Driving Tips from Motability
With temperatures soaring this summer, disabled motorists and their families can make the most of sunny days out with seasonal motoring advice at motab…
The Elephantom
A production of Ross Collins’ much loved story brings out everything that’s fun in the theatre. An ordinary household is often a place of chaos wher…
Eight New ‘Muscle Warriors’ Join Class of 2014
Eight new ‘Muscle Warriors' joined the Class of 2014 as rubber was burned, tears were shed, and an unforgettable Porsche Muscle Dream Experience at Sil…
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…
Francesca Martinez: “What The **** Is Normal?”
Francesca Martinez has been a familiar face since her days as Rachel in the children’s soap opera, Grange Hill. Oddly, it wasn’t the fact that she as d…
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…
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…
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…