Life

Raising awareness while funding research and support, the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation is helping to change the lives of people living with Motor Neurone Disease and their families.

In a project costing £160k, the family-owned Marsham Court has become the first UK hotel to install a fully equipped Changing Places toilet.

Disabled people are feeling more discouraged from physical activity since the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, despite 80% of people wanting to be more active. 

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has launched a free Business Without Barriers online hub to support its new report into disability employment and entrepreneurship.

Each year, April marks Parkinson’s Awareness Month and World Parkinson’s Day (11 April) provides an opportunity to further awareness and education around the neurological condition. 

A review of some of the UK’s largest companies has found an increased focus on workforce diversity and inclusion, but areas including disability require more attention to embed real change.

Awareness is an essential part of ensuring autistic people get the support they need, but acceptance can hold greater importance, allowing people to feel like they belong in their communities.

This World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), taking place on Monday 21 March 2022, Mencap is asking everyone to Rock Your Socks and help them raise vital funds to support people with a learning disability. World Down Syndrome Day is an inclusive day for everyone, giving us a chance to celebrate and support people with Down syndrome and people with other learning disabilities. Here, Mencap Myth Buster and Rock Your Socks Champion Sophie Potter discusses showing what life with a learning disability really looks like.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic young carers are still fighting for support, this March they’re taking action.

Culture, accessibility and flexibility all play a vital role in creating an inclusive workplace. Presenter, actress and consultant Samantha Renke has adapted the way she works to suit her needs.

The Winter Paralympics begin with Opening Ceremony on Friday 4 March 2022, here’s what to expect from this year’s Games.

Each year 3 March marks World Hearing Day, encouraging people to take action and protect their hearing.

Learning disability charity Mencap has announced 18 Myth Busters: a group of people who are living life with a learning disability, challenging misconceptions and providing greater representation for the 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK.

Global community DIAL Global will host the first of four free Global Summits on trends and insights in diversity and inclusion this February.

As December beings, the world is marking a key event in the disabled community’s calendar: International Day of People with Disabilities.