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Film poster for Everybody Dance showing a silhouetted wheelchair user backstage watching young ballet dancers perform under purple stage lights. The poster features the tagline “Be Brave. Be Bold. Shine Bright,” festival laurels, and a 2024 Emmy Winner emblem.
Everybody Dance: An Emmy-Winning Documentary Film About The Dedication, Determination And Community Spirit Of Disabled Children At An Inclusive Dancing School
Craig and Claire kayaking in a two-person boat in Milford Sound New Zealand mountains in the background Bluewater all around
Accessible Travel: A Quiet Revolution Reshaping The Industry
Two children playing on a large round garden trampoline with black safety netting, set on a green lawn in front of a modern grey house on a sunny day. One child is bouncing while the other sits inside the enclosure.
Happy Hideouts: Premium Trampolines For Active Play At Home With Disabled Children
Katie Guest and Menna Fitzpatrick, wearing white ParalympicsGB team t-shirts smile at the camera while holding a blue frame-style banner that reads “ParalympicsGB” at the top and “Milano Cortina” at the bottom against a light pink studio background.
ParalympicsGB Confirm Final 12 Athletes For Milano Cortina 2026 As History-Makers And Medallists Lead 25-Strong Team
Four primary school children sitting at individual desks in a bright classroom, smiling and raising their hands to answer a question. The room has white walls with a blue lower section, backpacks beside desks, and an apple on one desk in the foreground.
SEND Reforms: Will This Create True Inclusion In Mainstream Schools For Disabled Children?
Collage of vibrant abstract artwork and photos. Top image shows a smiling woman standing with crutches in front of two large colorful paintings at an art display table. Below are six smaller images featuring bright graffiti-style heart art, a red abstract painting, a woman posing in a gallery, a black-and-white abstract piece, a colorful mural with a person, and a close-up of a paint-covered hand next to paint palettes.
Healing Through Art With A Physical Disability: How Pain Became Purpose
Sophie, a smiling woman with long light-brown hair, sits in her powered wheelchair indoors, wearing a pale pink top and patterned trousers, with a radiator and noticeboard visible behind her.
Six Months On: Wheelchair User Still Awaiting Alternative Accessible Accommodation Following Eviction
A wheelchair user charges a blue electric car on a residential street, with other parked cars and houses in the background.
Mobility In Motion Partners With Leading Car Manufacturers On Adapt & Drive Scheme To Grow Adapted Vehicle Ownership
Close-up of a silver heart-shaped pendant engraved with the words “LADY JUSTICE,” attached to a small metal ring and clasp, held between two fingers against a dark background.
Sex And Disability: Reclaiming Intimacy With Cerebral Palsy
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Crip Life

Lower Laurel Farm: Redefining Accessible Luxury And Family-Friendly Holidays

Lower Laurel Farm set standards for affordable, accessible holiday accommodation, blending accessibility with taste and luxury.

Lifestyle Personal Stories
Crip Life

Supermarket Navigation Nightmare: My First Experience Navigating A Supermarket In A Mobility Scooter

Heading to the supermarket should seem like an easy and simple task, right? But for Charlotte Croft, who lives with FND, had a nightmare experience trying to use Asda’s in-store mobility scooters.

Health News
Emma Purcell

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.

Features Travel
Crip Life

Sirus Automotive Welcomes The New Ford Connect Rear Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle

Sirus Automotive – one of the UK’s leading providers of adaptive vehicles – is launching the new Ford Connect rear wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV). With seating for up to six people, the Ford Grand Tourneo Connect is the perfect family-sized wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Features Travel
Crip Life

Sunshine, Care And Relaxation For All: LanzAbility Creates Accessible Holiday Experiences To Lanzarote For Disabled Visitors And Their Carers 

LanzAbility shares its unique approach to hire, maintain and train carers to support disabled people on their accessible holiday to Lanzarote.