The Disabled Holiday Directory
The Disabled Holiday Directory is an award winning specialist travel agent / tour operator providing fantastic holidays for people with disabilities, special needs and medical…
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A home that meets your needs from Scandia-Hus Limited
If you want to move house, why not build your own? Scandia-Hus stop by to tell us about their adaptable, personalised approach to housing design……
Give Where You Live: a new approach to charitable giving
National disability charity United Response launches ‘Give Where You Live’, a new interactive web platform that helps people find opportunities to make a difference in…
Toileting support with a difference
The worry and stress of being unable to use an essential piece of equipment is eliminated with Clos-o-Mat’s unique approach to customer support. The company,…
Postcards from the Edges: ‘Swallow Hard’
Just a few decades ago many people with disabilities or mental health needs were locked away from the rest of Britain in institutions, their voices…
The Mobility Superstore: Caring For Those in Need
Living with a disability can have a profound effect on every facet of a person’s life. Of course, the physical problems are extremely difficult to…
England legend Gary Lineker joins Steve Rider to tee off charity golf day
It’s time to get into the swing of things with the annual United Response Charity Golf Day at Richmond Park Golf Club on Monday June…
Looks like a pen, acts like a catheter
If you are struggling to open your compact intermittent catheter and are fed up with the mess it can make then Curan Lady, a new…
Feeling low, anxious or stressed?
NHS Living Life is a free telephone service available to anyone in Scotland feeling low, depressed or anxious. Our self-help coaches and therapists can help…
Hearing loss in the ageing population
Over 6.5 million of the UK’s over 65 population are thought to have some degree of age-related hearing loss. In 2005 the Royal National Institute…
How To Prevent Victimisation At Work
A recent study by Plymouth and Cardiff universities has found that people with physical and mental disabilities are more likely to be bullied at work….
Making a change in the community
Elizabeth Archer, National Strategic Lead for Children and Young People at learning disability charity Mencap, tells us more about the organisation’s Changemakers project and how…