Disabled model and para-athlete Samanta Bullock is launching an adaptive clothing line for women who use wheelchairs. Find out more about the new adaptive clothing range and how you can shop for it.
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Simon Sansome, who shares his thoughts on the disability blog Ability Access, loves nothing more than a trip to the cinema. But, there’s a hitch – heading to a Showcase cinema in a group of four ends up costing him a pretty penny. Let’s delve into the nitty-gritty of why this happens and what can …
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Who doesn’t enjoy a good chinwag about making things better, especially when it comes to disability rights, with your pals at the pub? That’s precisely what Disability Horizons Co-editor Martyn Sibley and social media expert Mark Phillips have been up to with their new podcast, Disability Horizons – DH in the Pub. Last week Mark …
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Rebecca Sullivan is a blogger who uses her writing to express her experiences of living with cerebral palsy. Her work allows her to come to terms with her disability, and she hopes that it also inspires others to change the way they perceive the disabled community. People with disabilities face lots of challenges. However, some …
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Looking for your next disabled holiday? Portugal4All Sense’s has an EXCLUSIVE holiday package to Setúbal in Portugal for Disability Horizons. It’s perfect for wheelchair users, those with mobility problems and visually impaired people.
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Mental health issues, from anxiety and panic attacks to depression and bipolar, can all have disabling effects. Here, we’ve highlighted 10 celebrities who have been open about their struggles with mental health to help raise awareness.
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A new petition on Change.org calls for ending driver only operated trains, which might be unfair to disabled passengers. The removal of guards and conductors from trains in some areas has angered disabled people, many of whom are finding that assistance to board and disembark from the train frequently fails to appear, even when assistance …
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Last week Responsible Travel announced the winners of the 2015 World Responsible Tourism Awards – the culmination of a global search for the most enduring, and inspirational responsible travel experiences around the world. The winners are not only working in innovative, exciting ways to make their local areas better places to live in, as well …
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In our series on disability, sex and relationships, expert and resident agony aunt Tuppy (who runs Outsiders – a private club for disabled people looking for a relationship) answers your questions. This week, sex education and how we want change. #DHgurus Dear Aunty Tuppy I have just come out of college, am still a virgin …
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Invented by Josh, a wheelchair user and founder of easyTravelseat, find out how the Able Move travel seat for wheelchair users can help you to travel on an aeroplane much easier and more comfortably.
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