How Jo’s Odd Shoes is giving spare shoes new homes
One morning Jo O’Callaghan looked at the mountain of odd shoes at the bottom of her wardrobe and decided enough was enough. The 44-year-old who…
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People with hidden disabilities may get blue badges
People with disabilities aren’t always easy to spot. While many people with physical disabilities use wheelchairs, crutches, sticks, and wheely-walkers, many others don’t carry tell-tale…
Gateshead teen going for gold at The World Games
A Gateshead College student with cerebral palsy has been selected to participate in the 2018 Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association World Games in…
House of Commons set to be fitted with tip-up seats to help disabled MPs
A campaign, spearheaded by Sir Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat leader, is underway to replace the House of Commons’ traditional green benches with tip-up seats…
Everything is Going to be KO by Kaiya Stone
Imagine only finding out that you had disabilities when you were 19 years old – and at Oxford University. For charismatic bookworm Kaiya Stone, it…
Millie Knight is skiing for gold at PyeongChang
After successfully picking up a gold medal during the World Alpine Para Championships last February, Millie Knight is now getting ready for PyeongChang. At only…
Veteran to Paralympian with Steve Arnold
There is a big difference between summer and winter sports. Weather conditions differ, mental preparation varies, the endurance and the training is. very different. That’s…
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…
Nearly half of disabled people feel chronically lonely
New research from disability charity Scope has uncovered just how series a problem is amongst disabled people, particularly young adults. A survey of 1,004 disabled…