If you have any physical limitations, using the bathroom can be difficult without help. But making changes to your bathroom, sometimes even small ones, can make it a lot easier. That’s why we’ve asked accessible bathroom specialist Clos-o-Mat for its top tips on how to adapt your bathroom. The bathroom is the second most common …
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Following on from our launch of the DHorizons Tribe, in our new series, we’ll be interviewing experts, celebrities, and influencers to bring you video interviews, personal insights and more. This week, Paralympic champion and political powerhouse Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson talks athletics, politics and changing the world for disabled people. Plus, find out how you too can make …
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Then Barbara Met Alan is a factual drama that tells the true story of how two disability activists who became the trailblazers for disability rights in Britain and help make the Government create the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
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Hear the story of one woman dealing with the impact of living with ongoing disability hate crime for more than two years.
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The inaugural Invictus Games, a 4 day sporting contest for wounded veterans from countries around the world will be taking place from 10 – 14 September in London. Derek Derenalagi, a TeamGB discus thrower took the time out of his preparations for the games to have a Q&A with Disability Horizons. Derek is a British …
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Hayleigh Barclay is delighted to join in with Disability Horizons to offer a monthly article on entertainment. Hayleigh has a Masters in Creative Media Practises, is doing a Doctorate of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and she’s going to use her expertise to open up the world of entertainment to Disability Horizon’s readers. This month, the …
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Hear from three wheelchair users about how riding upfront in their accessible vehicle, next to the driver or as the driver, has made a huge difference to their lives.
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Research by Leonard Cheshire and Disability Horizons has found that some disabled people have to wait more than 2 years to get home adaptions and find the process challenging.
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After watching jaw-dropping negativity of disability in a film, our Deputy Editor Shannon Kelly was compelled to write an article exploring the representation of disabled people in films and on TV. Read on to find out her thoughts on a selection of recently featured disabled characters and what their appearance does for society’s view of …
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Anthony Wright overcame countless obstacles after having a brain tumour, and is now trying to help others find their path to recovery through writing and public speaking. Please tell Disability Horizons readers a bit about yourself. I am a brain tumour survivor. I have recovered from nine operations, a week in a coma and a …
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