GE2017: Access at polling stations
Tomorrow, the public will be heading to the polls yet again to have their voices heard in the 2017 general election. Between 7am and 10pm,…
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12 Fun Friendly Phrases to Learn for Deaf Awareness Week
To celebrate Deaf Awareness Week, (15th-21st May) the team at Clinic Compare, an online resource for health care solutions, has created a fantastic new video…
Charity helps develop brand new app which enables visually impaired people to locate ATMs
Leading sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) has been working with LINK on a fully accessible smart phone app which will enable visually impaired…
Disabled activists launch Rail campaign today with support from Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike
A wheelchair user is forced to crawl onto a train because the train company’s assistance failed – this is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ in…
High percentage of disabled people remain offline
One in five people who have a disability still don’t have access to the internet, according to a new report published by Ofcom. The Access…
Disabled Access Day success and award recognition for Wallops Wood Cottages
The owners of accessible holiday cottages based in South Downs Country Park are celebrating for two very good reasons this week, following a successful Disabled…
BIG BUSINESS: Interview with Alex Papanikolaou
Born with Athetoid cerebral palsy, Glasgow-based Alex Papanikolaou always had an entrepreneurial spirit. At 10 he was fixing people’s computers for a tenner, and 18…
Paralympics stars to lead all inclusive sports teams – and you can get involved too!
Paralympic athlete launches the UK’s only mass-participation sports series for people with disabilities. British Paralympian Sophia Warner has launched a mass-participation sporting event for people…
BDF announce 2016 Disability-smart Awards winners
The winners of the 2016 Disability-smart Awards were announced yesterday at an event hosted by Nationwide in London. Organised by Business Disability Forum (BDF), prizes…
Jason Manford to perform in Scotland’s first major dementia-friendly performance
Jason Manford has told fans he was “very proud” to be part of Scotland’s very first major dementia-friendly theatre performance. In a post to his Facebook…
Lothian Buses invests £6.5m in unique tour buses
Lothian Buses has unveiled a fleet of new vehicles for its Edinburgh Bus Tour service. The 30 open-top double deck vehicles have been specially commissioned…
RNIB launches ‘RNIB Bookshare’ to provide accessible educational content to students with sight loss
New service combines an Apple iPad and O2 connectivity to help motivate and include young people with sight loss at school and college A new…
House of Commons awarded ‘silver’ status by the Business Disability Forum for outstanding disability performance
The House of Commons has been recognised for outstanding disability performance and commitment to disabled people by achieving ‘silver’ status from the Business Disability Forum(BDF), almost…
Celebrating 10 years of Changing Places toilets
It’s a basic human need – but getting to the loo sadly isn’t as accessible as it should be. Which is where Changing Places come…
Get busy in the kitchen for Leonard Cheshire Disability
Leonard Cheshire Disability, one of the country’s leading disability charities, is asking the public to pull on their aprons, roll up their sleeves and get…