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24 June 2025

Let’s Talk About Sex

The sex talk you got at school? It probably skimmed over disabled people – or left them out entirely Talking about sex and intimacy makes…

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23 June 2025

The Hunt for a Home

Imagine planning your entire day around whether you can get through a doorway. For millions of disabled people in the UK, that’s everyday life  Only…

Frances Ryan, seated in a wheelchair, poses against a plain grey background. She has long, straight auburn hair and is wearing a black top with cut-out shoulders. She looks confidently at the camera.

19 June 2025

A Crucial Voice

Award-winning journalist and author Frances Ryan recently released her latest book: Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girl’s Guide to Life. Editor Melissa Holmes caught up…

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16 June 2025

Reconnecting with my Disabled Body

Samantha Renke reflects on the start of a new journey towards a healthier relationship with her body I never thought in a million years I’d…

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13 June 2025

Masculinity: The Silent Killer

When it comes to invisible illnesses, bowel disease sits high on the list of misunderstood conditions. For men, the stigma can be especially heavy. Mesha…

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12 June 2025

You’re Not Alone

With Loneliness Awareness Week taking place from 9 to 15 June, we find out what support is available to help relieve feelings of isolation for…

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9 May 2025

Being Mum?

Paralympian and broadcaster Ellie Simmonds meets Editor Melissa Holmes to discuss her latest documentary, which asks: Should I Have Children? When Ellie Simmonds was two…

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30 April 2025

Pushing the Limit

In the UK, where snow is scarce, mountain trails are rugged, and many beaches remain largely inaccessible, Para Nordic skier Scott Meenagh and adaptive surfer…

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28 April 2025

A Scam-demic

Fraud accounts for more than 40% of all crime in England and Wales. Kate Stevenson speaks to scam expert Nick Stapleton about fraud prevention, and…

A photo of two men in front of a promotional booth for Accessercise, the world’s first fitness app for the disabled community. One man is standing and smiling in a blue shirt, and the other, Ali Jawad, is seated in a wheelchair wearing a turquoise shirt. The promotional banner displays app features and a QR code to download the app.

14 April 2025

Access all areas

From his dreams of sporting glory as a boy to founding an accessible fitness app, Paralympic powerlifter and entrepreneur Ali Jawad opens up to Editor…

Three adult siblings are standing outside on a sunny day, smiling and posing together in front of a red brick wall and greenery. The woman in the middle is wearing a colourful traditional outfit with floral patterns, and her brother's on either side of her are dressed casually in grey t-shirts and jeans. A circular yellow badge in the top right corner reads, “National Siblings Day! 10th April – Visit sibs.org.uk.” The top left corner features the red logo of Enable.

10 April 2025

A Sibling’s Duty

At least 1.7 million adults in the UK have grown up with a disabled sibling. They’re more likely to have experienced prejudice, family breakdown, bereavement…

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7 April 2025

In My Feelings

Samantha Renke shares her experiences around the anger she often feels as a Disabled person, and how she manages those emotions  It’s ok to feel…

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2 April 2025

Dance with Life

Renowned choreographer, director and #DisabilityPower100 winner Marc Brew is redefining the boundaries of what it means to be a dancer by bringing his story to…

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26 March 2025

SMASHING IT 

Youngest person in the UK to receive a cochlear implant, former rugby pro, Fury from TV’s Gladiators, and now author of an empowering children’s book……

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