Disability Confident Signs Up 5,000 Organisations In Its First Year
November marks the first anniversary of the launch of the revamped Disability Confident scheme. Regular Able Magazine contributor and Minister for D…
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Mobility Roadshow Closes
The long-running disability motoring event first opened in 1983 but has been struggling as a result of falling exhibitor numbers. A decision has b…
The Moat House – Getting even better
The Moat House is a family business with a simple ambition: to be the best. Being the best fully adapted disability holiday let in the UK, is one thing…
My Story – Ryan Forshaw
Ryan lives in Leigh, near Manchester. At 17 Ryan had an accident which left him paralysed from the shoulders down. Today he’s running a successful gard…
England Cricketer, Sam Billings Teams Up With Lord’s Taverners
Billings, has joined forces with the UK’s number one youth cricket and disability sports charity, the Lord’s Taverners, to launch a cricket ambassador …
Watching Nature
Nature provides the greatest entertainment through spectacles and phenomena. It’s an invitation to get outside that shouldn’t be missed. Several studi…
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…
You can verify the trustworthiness of a website in a number of ways
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…
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.
Dear Lady Who Loudly Tutted at Me Using the Disabled Loos
Sam Cleasby, a Sheffield-based writer doesn’t need a wheelchair, has no visible physical disability but still requires the use of disabled toilets. …
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…
Naidex Blows Out 40 Candles and Celebrates Success
Naidex National has closed its doors for another year following its most packed programme to date with celebrity appearances, seminars, networking and …