Co-founder of Disability Horizons, Martyn Sibley, shares his thoughts on the past year and Disability Horizons’ plans for reaching and empowering more disabled people, as well as increasing inclusion and making a difference in 2020. They say a change is as good as a rest. This is absolutely relevant for me right now! I’m writing …
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Since the dawn of the recession in 2008 employment has been the topic of the loudest conversation on the streets of Britain. Youth unemployment, public sector cuts, redundancy, pensions: these have been the key concerns of the nation for over half a decade, but there is a significant section of society, a thriving and underutilised …
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We speak to Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, about becoming a comedian, what life has been like since winning Britain’s Got Talent 2018 and living through lockdown.
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Our writer Raya Al-Jadir gives us a book review of Head Above Water and got the opportunity to interview Shahd Alshammari about the book and her experiences behind it.
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Brothers and sisters can be a mix of wonderful and annoying. But what if your brother or sister has a disability? Does it make your connection even more unique? There might be secrets shared that others just wouldn’t get. Raya AlJadir dives into the world that only those with a disabled sibling would truly understand. …
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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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