Born without legs and with one arm, Monica Sucha Vickers could easily have given up hope of ever living life to the full. But she has led a busy and inspirational life, always believing that having a disability just takes someone on a different path. She feels the greatest challenge is to change perceptions and …
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Find out what to expect at Naidex 2021, including well-known speakers and interactive features, as well as what Covid-19 safety procedures are in place.
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Enhance the UK is a small charity specialising in ensuring there are equal opportunities for those with disabilities and sensory impairments, delivering interactive disability awareness training and online resources. They recently ran a successful campaign called Undressing Disability. The scenes in our Undressing Disability 2014 calendar are not your ‘typical’ images. In the images, our …
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If you have a disability, travelling is rarely straight forward. So that’s why we’ve teamed up with Carrie-Ann Lightley from Tourism for All, to bring you a series of articles to help make travelling and disabled holidays easier and more accessible. This month she shares her top travel tips. #DHgurus I am a wheelchair user who …
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As part of our Access All Areas series on accessible tourism, presenter and model Sophie Morgan visits the City of London to see just how accessible it’s attractions are. Some would argue that the City of London, also known as The Square Mile, is one of the most exciting, vibrant and interesting places in the world …
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Ever dreamt of racing cars, but thought your disability would slam the brakes on the dream? Christopher Carter, who lives with cerebral palsy, felt the same but didn’t hit pause. Instead, it fueled his fire to chase the dream of being a racing driver. Hi, my name is Christopher Carter and I’m a first-time contributor …
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Blue Badge Style celebrates places that are both accessible and stunning, and they’ve designed a chic cup holder named DRINK, perfect for those using wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Readers of Disability Horizons can enjoy a 15% discount! We all know how ugly mobility and assistive aids can be. That’s why Fiona Jarvis, founder of Blue …
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Photography often sparks passion, serving as a powerful means to shift views on disability too. Disabled photographer Alessandro Capoccetti shares his journey, his love for capturing moments, and his role in a documentary enlightening people about the vibrant, fulfilling lives lived by disabled individuals. These stories champion the idea that, much like a lens bringing …
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Our writer, Emma Purcell – who was fitted with a catheter in 2018 – debunks 8 myths about living with catheters.
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Registrations have opened for the British Blind Sport National Youth Swimming Gala in Solihull on 7th March 2020. This annual event allows blind and VI children to compete and enjoy swimming activities.
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