Channel 4 Unveils Ground-Breaking Presenting Line-Up And Biggest-Ever Broadcast Plans For Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is set to be the biggest-ever broadcast on Channel 4 with over 1,300 hours of live sport and a ground-breaking presenting line-up.
The Unexpected Challenges Of Venturing Outdoors In A Wheelchair
Charlotte Croft recently became a wheelchair user following a diagnosis of a health condition, which resulted in limited mobility. In this open and honest personal story, Charlotte shares the difficulties of becoming a newly disabled person and the challenges of venturing out in her manual wheelchair.
Wheelchair Alliance Receives Grant To Fund Research Into Measures Needed To Improve Access To Wheelchairs
Vital research that will identify how wheelchair services across England can be improved has been boosted thanks to a grant from The Motability Foundation.
Disability Pride Month: 10 Perks Of Being A Disabled Person
Being disabled does come with many challenges and barriers but on many occasions, it does have its benefits and advantages. This Disability Pride Month, Emma shares her 10 perks of being a disabled person.
Mi-Spend: Making Independent Spending More Accessible
In the modern world where most things are paid by card or online, this can be challenging for people with intellectual and cognitive impairments such as learning disabilities, autism and dementia, who may rely on support with their finances and tend to use cash. Thankfully, Mi-Spend has created a safe and secure way for […]
Nimbus Disability Access Card Scheme Launches At The O2 Arena
Nimbus Disability has collaborated with global ticketing platform AXS to introduce the Access Registration Scheme, which will first launch at The O2 Arena.
UK General Election 2024: How Are The Political Parties Pledging To Support Disabled People?
The UK General Election 2024 will take place on Thursday 4th July. We go through five of the main Parties’ manifestoes to find out how they pledge to tackle the important policies for disabled people.
10 Influential Disabled Fathers Proving They Can Be Active And Loving Parents
Today is Father’s Day in the UK and to mark the occasion, we want to celebrate some of the many incredible, resilient, adaptable and nurturing disabled fathers proving to society that people with disabilities can be hard-working, wonderful and loving parents too.
FND: My Story On How Those Three Letters Completely Changed My Life
Charlotte Croft was a fully functioning 26-year-old English Lecturer from Suffolk who loved reading, working and being busy, but her life changed overnight when she was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), resulting in her having limited mobility and being mostly housebound.
Disabled People Excluded From Electric Car Ownership By Inaccessible Charging Infrastructure
The electric vehicle (EV) charging network excludes disabled people from electric car ownership, with 75% of disabled people with experience of public electric charging points saying accessibility is very bad or bad according to the 2023 Euan’s Guide Access Survey supported by Motability Operations.