Three people review a map on a cruise deck with an assistance dog beside them and a ship in the background.
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How to Plan an Accessible Cruise for Disabled Travellers

Three people review a map on a cruise deck with an assistance dog beside them and a ship in the background.Cruising appeals to many disabled travellers for practical reasons. You unpack once. Your cabin remains your base. Restaurants, entertainment and outdoor space are all in one contained environment. That structure removes many of the logistical hurdles that can make other holidays complicated. Access, however, is never automatic. The term “accessible cruise” covers a wide range …

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Woman in a wheelchair smiles in front of a large Oslo museum building with banners reading “Aung San Suu Kyi” and “Mother Democracy.”
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15 Reasons to Visit Accessible Oslo as a Disabled Traveller

Woman in a wheelchair smiles in front of a large Oslo museum building with banners reading “Aung San Suu Kyi” and “Mother Democracy.”Accessible Oslo gives disabled travellers a rare mix of independence, culture and fjord scenery in one compact capital. Wheelchair users can travel free on Ruter public transport, the metro is the most reliable way to get around, and many major museums are step-free by design. Oslo still has barriers — cobblestones, older trams, and winter …

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Illustrations show a disabled visa applicant at a health check, medical cost review, couple embracing, scales weighing love and money, and a visa decision with gavel.
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When Immigration Health Checks Become a Barrier: Disabled Couples and Australia’s Partner Visa

Illustrations show a disabled visa applicant at a health check, medical cost review, couple embracing, scales weighing love and money, and a visa decision with gavel.For many couples, applying for Australia’s Partner visa feels straightforward: prove your relationship is genuine, submit the paperwork, complete the medical. Then the health assessment changes everything. For some disabled applicants, it’s the point where love is reduced to projected cost because of how the migration system is designed. Key points: The health test uses …

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Three disabled speakers stand at a podium, including a wheelchair user, a man with a prosthetic leg, and a man with a hearing device, addressing an audience.
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Why Lived Experience Makes Disabled Speakers Powerful Motivators

Three disabled speakers stand at a podium, including a wheelchair user, a man with a prosthetic leg, and a man with a hearing device, addressing an audience.  Disabled speakers bring powerful insight to workplaces because their expertise is grounded in lived experience. This Easy Read article explores how credibility, inclusive leadership, and psychological safety connect to real organisational change — supported by peer-reviewed research and examples from Disability Horizons contributors. Audiences can tell when a story is second-hand. They notice the …

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Disabled-Owned Business Seeks Investment

Rob Smith MBE, from The Active Hands Company, faces the ‘Dragons’ Den’, on Thursday 19thFebruary at 8pm, showcasing his range of gripping aids for those with reduced hand function.  Rob, from the midlands, created the company after a spinal cord injury in 1996. Frustrated by how his affected hands prevented him from holding gym equipment, … Read more

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When Dalila Died

Smiling young child with braided hair sitting in a supportive wheelchair, with a visible nasal tube.Jo Grace is a long-time contributor to Disability Horizons and one of the UK’s most respected voices on inclusive practice, sensory engagement, and person-centred support. As founder of The Sensory Projects, she brings together professional insight from years of teaching and research with a deep commitment to seeing and valuing people with profound and multiple …

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