Claire Lomas, who completed the Great North Run over five days last year, has been named Disabled Sports Person of the Year at the Pride of Sports Awards. Claire, who is paralysed from the waist down, completed the Great North…
14-12-2017In March of 2014, Great Britain took home the bronze medal in wheelchair curling at the Sochi Winter Paralympics. This ice rink-based sport is something which is already popular across Scotland and Wales and is now gaining support in England…
29-08-2017On arrival, I was pleased to see a sign for accessible parking in a car park called Apple 1, which I duly followed. I was visiting on a weekday, in term time but even by 10.00am the car park was…
24-07-2017People supported by Liverpool-based employment service, Vocational Support, were recognised for their employment and volunteering achievements at a special awards ceremony in Widnes. Vocational Support Service, which is part of national social care charity Community Integrated Care, supports people with…
26-06-2017Technology is improving every day in all walks of life. From devices we find in our pocket to the ones we use in our homes and at work, it’s an exciting time to look at the technology of tomorrow. This…
26-05-2017There’s no shortage of things to do in the nation’s capital and the Natural History Museum offers something for everyone as Helen Dolphin MBE discovered during her recent visit. Here she reports back on the wide range of exhibits and, of course,…
9-05-2017Around 200,000 people are reportedly facing rejection for their personal independence payment (PIP) after the government looked to save around £4bn by enforcing stricter rules on disability payments. A report released earlier this week claimed that despite the cuts which…
During a recent trip to the nation’s capital, Helen Dolphin MBE spent the day exploring the British Museum. Here she reports back on the wide range of exhibits and, of course, disabled access. The British Museum The British Museum building…
7-04-2017Official figures just published suggest thousands of disabled people face long delays to receive an NHS wheelchair. In addition, one in five children who need a wheelchair are being forced to wait beyond the supposed maximum 18 weeks, as are…
23-03-2017In what has been a turbulent few days following an update on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for disabled people, the government has stated that it looks to save an extra £3.7bn by cutting payments by 2022. Two tribunals ruled that more should be…
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