Driving Forwards
Ten years ago, I was 18 and about to leave school. I had just received my A-Level results and was at a party celebrating my…
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Race2Recovery
It’s a colossal task by anyone’s standards, so when a team including six injured servicemen set off to tackle the epic Dakar Rally earlier this…
Making sense of the senses
We find out more about therapies available to people with sensory disorders… We all know about the five senses – touch, taste, sight, sound and…
Jo Whiley: “I can’t think of a family I’d want to belong to more”
Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley explains why her sister Frances, who has learning disability cri du chat, has inspired her to lend her support to…
Running Free
Eight months after being diagnosed with locked-in syndrome following a brainstem stroke, Kate Allatt walked out of hospital. The mum of three spoke to Enable’s…
Mum, MS and me
You might know him better for his on-air antics at BBC Radio 1, but presenter Scott Mills saw his life turned upside down when mum…
Get away from it all…
Now that 2013 has arrived, there’s one thing playing on our minds – where to go for this year’s holiday? We round up some of…
Giving Back
There’s something you could be doing this festive season that’ll mean much more than the latest computer game. We share some charitable ideas that could…
Removing Barriers
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. So what’s it all about? We find out more… Every year…
Who cares about carers?
Six million Brits spend their spare time caring for a friend, family member or partner, offering them vital support for no payment. But who’s there…
Seeing Things Differently
What’s life like if you see things a little bit differently from everyone else? We speak to one mum about her family’s experience… Five-year-old Jamal…
The Physical and Mental Benefits of Exercise On Autism
We find out more about how getting active can benefit people with autism from United Response… Given that autism is a complex neuro-biological disorder, it…
Me and my sister
Laura Smith is 29 and lives in Worthing with her mother Angie and sister Katie, 27. Katie has autism and is non-verbal, which greatly affects…
The day London stood still
When Dan Biddle made his way to work on 7 July 2005, he had no idea that the man sitting just six feet away from…
Paralympic Dreams
When schoolgirl Danielle Bradshaw chose to have her leg amputated last year, many couldn’t believe she was doing it. But now, one year on, the…