Disability Confident: the scheme removing barriers to employment
It’s been just over a year since the government’s Disability Confident scheme launched, encouraging employers to up their game and modify their policies to make…
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“Labels are for clothes not kids”: River Island’s latest models are children with disabilities
It’s London Fashion Week and as usual there’s been controversy: from the Boston Globe’s breaking story about abusive fashion photographers to fur protestors to concerns…
The world’s first Para-football association is launching in Scotland
For better or worse, Scotland has become famous (or perhaps infamous) for its football. While the country is maybe not known for its, err, winning…
The straw ban might be great for the environment but not for disabled people
We all know how important it is to cut down on our waste – whether that’s looking for more sustainable options, like KeepCups and MoonCups,…
Meet an Ambassador for the Year of Young People
Rhys McCole might be the busiest teen around. At just the age of 16, he’s a student at Notre Dame High School in Greenock, a…
School late fines are penalising disabled parents
Mornings are never easy. From alarms not going off to bad traffic to getting the kids up, ready, and out the door – we’ve all…
An accessible family day out at The Kelpies
It’s one of the most iconic sculptures in Scotland – but did you know that visiting The Kelpies could also be a fun, accessible day…
Love is all around
Let’s talk about sex baby – and let’s talk about improving sex education for disabled people. We need to end the idea that people with…
The golden years of care
Behind closed doors millions of people are caring for a relative or loved one. Of those millions, high percentages are older carers with their own…
The government has spent £100 million stopping disability benefits
The government’s ongoing saga regarding disability benefits has come to a new low today as it’s been discovered the lengths it has gone to stop…
Naidex is Europe’s best disability event – have you got your free tickets yet?
People with disabilities travel from all across the UK to attend Naidex every year – it’s a must-visit event on everyone’s calendar. Naidex is Europe’s…
Gerber appoints first spokesbaby with Down’s Syndrome
Every year Gerber announce a new “spokesbaby” who will be featured on all its marketing products and in 2018, the baby magnates chose a picture…
15-minute care visits are being commissioned by councils
For many people who receive visits at home from carers, this is the only time that they’ll be able to chat to another person, talk…
Britain’s first guide horse trots into town
What happens when you need a guide dog but you’ve got a serious fear of man’s best friend? Mohammed Salim Patel has been causing quite…
Meet the disabled suffragettes who fought for the vote
It’s hard to believe but today marks 100 years since women over 30 got the vote in the UK. It wouldn’t be for another 10…