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Modern dating is a minefield and there’s a lot to consider. Add a disability into the mix and it gets even trickier to navigate. But what support is out there?

The Cult of Beauty is a free exhibition at Wellcome Collection in London, exploring different ideas about beauty in the past, present and future. The exhibition is open until 28 April 2024.

To bring a bit of new year cheer, we’ve compiled a list of the best free and accessible days out to enjoy across the UK

With NHS England pledging to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040, we ask: how accessible are screening programmes for disabled women and people with a cervix? 

The lead up to Christmas can be a time for excitement, but often, it takes a lot of planning and consideration to make it truly enjoyable.

The film follows the filmmaker, Ella Glendining’s, journey to find another person with a disability and body that looks like hers.

From the bustling city streets of Cologne, to the tranquil settings of Eifel National Park and the excitement of the German Football Museum, the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany has something for every traveller. We discover the barrier-free destinations you should visit in the area.

Learning to drive allows disabled individuals to become more independent and adds flexibility to their lives.

The UK’s first step-free art trail will run until 20 August this year.

After research revealed that a third of the disability community in Europe have experience gum issues in the past year, Oral-B has announced the launch of THE BIG RETHINK

Disability Expo is an attendee focused two-day event, putting the ‘I’ in disability. Timed for the beginning of Disability Pride Month, it will be Europe’s largest event for disabled people, by disabled people.

To make choosing your holiday destination a little easier, we’ve selected our top Scottish locations, all with superb things to do – as well as excellent accessibility credentials.

In this personal account, Les, who lives with Motor Neurone Disease, shares how he and his wife, Angie, planned a recent trip to London to go to the theatre.

In this column, Masuma Ali, Consumer Panel member at the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC), writes about her experience of Eid shopping as someone with a visual impairment.

Pocket Living is on a mission to give back to those who make London tick – the city makers who are part of the dynamic force powering the capital.