Celtic Football Club win disability inclusion award
One of Scotland’s largest football teams, Celtic Football Club (CFC) is celebrating inclusivity after being presented with a special Collaboration Award. AWARD After working hard…
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The UK’s first ‘Calm Lane’ has been introduced on Purple Tuesday
To celebrate the inaugural Purple Tuesday taking place today (13 November), The Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford, Essex, has become the first to introduce a calm…
The importance of raising awareness for changing places toilets
Changing Places toilets across the UK are a limited necessity. Everyone has the right to dignity in everything they do – including going to the…
Why pre-packaged food is important for the disabled community
Overpriced peeled oranges and sliced cauliflower in plastic boxes… pre-packaged food has a bad rap. It’s not good for the environment and supermarkets are increasingly…
School late fines are penalising disabled parents
Mornings are never easy. From alarms not going off to bad traffic to getting the kids up, ready, and out the door – we’ve all…
The journey to PyeongChang
The countdown is on for the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Across the world, 670 athletes are tirelessly training to bring home…
Share your experience of booking tickets to gigs
Live music accessibility campaigners Attitude is Everything want to hear from deaf and disabled music lovers UK-wide to find out more about their experience when…
Call for more disability-friendly shopping times
More than half of disabled customers say that they were worried about overcrowding on the high street on the run up to Christmas, according to…
Music festivals must become more accessible to disabled people, says minister
Today the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Penny Mordaunt, is calling on music festival organisers to ensure they are catering to their disabled…
NRS Healthcare releases Accessibility Guide to UK’s National Parks
The 15 National Parks across the UK strive to create a more inclusive society for all and from 24th-30th July, they are celebrating National Parks…
Research reveals travel trends for Brits with accessibility issues
Over half of people believe travel companies have become more understanding of those with accessibility issues Almost half of people with limited mobility go on…
STAR launches Best Practise Guide for Accessible Ticketing
STAR (the Society of Ticketing Agents and Retailers) has today announced the publication of the first ever Guide on accessible ticketing for the UK industry….
Hundreds of disabled people empowered to cook thanks to 100 inclusive kitchens
Hundreds of disabled people across the country can enjoy the many benefits of cooking after 100 new inclusive kitchens were fitted at Leonard Cheshire Disability…
Uber launches wheelchair accessible vehicle option in Manchester and Birmingham
Uber is today (Thursday) launching its first ever wheelchair accessible vehicles in Manchester and Birmingham. From 4pm today, wheelchair users will be able to request…
Over half of Premier League Stadiums still inaccessible for disabled fans
In 2015 17 of the current premier league clubs signed a promise to have fully accessible Changing Places toilets by August 2017 13 clubs fail…