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…
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Penny Mordaunt MP launches first Global Disability Summit
New International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has announced that the UK government will host its first ever Global Disability Summit, bringing together global leaders and…
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…
INTERVIEW: Dame Sarah Storey
Pregnant with her second child, running an elite women’s cycling team and eyeing up the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020 too – it’s a busy time…
Heads together for mental health
This year, one in four people will experience a mental health problem in the UK. People from all walks of life can be affected and…
Unprecedented coalition of UK charities unite to tackle inequality for disabled children and their families
Research reveals 69% of families never receive support caring for their disabled children outside their close friends or family. The UK’s leading children’s charities will…
Solicitor General: “We must do more to deal with Disability Hate Crime”
Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP shares why we need to address the growing problem of disability hate crime. Disability Hate Crime is an abhorrent and intolerable…
Exceptional Leonard Cheshire campaigners scoop first ever Queen’s Young Leader Awards
Three disabled campaigners are some of the first ever to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leader Award. Ashwini Angadi, Leroy Phillips and Mohammad Yaaseen Edoo are part of Leonard…
Three in four GP Practices don’t offer people with learning disability free flu jabs despite government guidance
Mencap calls on Public Health England and NHS England to deliver education campaign to GPs Almost three in four GP Practices in England do not…
Alex Kingston: “I’d like carers to be heard and respected”
Actress Alex Kingston speaks exclusively to Enable’s Lindsay Cochrane about growing up with a disabled sibling and life for her full-time carer parents… With her…
Further Education at RNIB College Loughborough
RNIB College Loughborough supports students with a wide range of disabilities to achieve their goals. We are a small, friendly College where each member of…
Short bouts of exercise key to managing MS symptoms
Research from the University of East Anglia and funded by the MS Society has found short periods of moderate intensity exercise, like walking or steady…
Nexus DMS Ltd: Specialist beds for nursing and community care
Nexus DMS Ltd is a specialist Worcestershire-based manufacturer of high quality, professional-grade electric profiling care beds, bariatric products, mattresses and care accessories. We stock a…
‘Front Line to Start Line’
First ‘Front Line to Start Line’ event to discover Paralympic talent of the future held on anniversary of London 2012 On the anniversary of the opening of the…
Learning Disabilities, Autism and Internet Safety
A new guide to help parents of children with learning disabilities and autism is being launched today. The guide, a collaboration between charities Cerebra, Mencap…