New campaign calls for cycles to be recognised as a mobility aid to end the “injustice” disabled people face
Wheels for Wellbeing, an inclusive cycling charity, has launched a new campaign to raise awareness around the barriers to cycling disabled people face and is…
How Closomat is helping homes meet accessible and adaptable housing standards for elderly and disabled people
As the Government is urged to make accessible, adaptable housing mandatory within local plans, public and private sector housing developers are being offered a simple…
Newly-launched app aims to improve accessible bathroom standards through user reviews and experiences
An innovative new app has been launched which aims to raise accessible bathroom standards in businesses and public places across the UK for disabled people.…
Light-hearted car sticker range aims to raise awareness of the difficulties disabled people face on the road and when parking
Independent living aids specialist Blue Badge Co has unveiled its new line of disability car stickers, which aim to raise awareness around the challenges that…
Things to check when specifying height-adjustable wash basins
Choosing the appropriate wash basin for disabled children and adults, as well as wheelchair users, is not necessarily straightforward and there are lots of different…
Just 43 percent of new PIP claims are awarded, according to latest Government figures
The Department for Work and Pensions has released its quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics up until July 2019, with data about registrations, clearances, awards,…
Disabled residents in Gloucestershire set to benefit from new therapy suite to increase physical activity
Disabled people throughout Gloucestershire will have more chances to get active after charity Leonard Cheshire launched a new therapy suite in Cheltenham. Based in the…
New factsheet busts accessible housing myths and calls for better accessibility standards in new homes
Age UK and Habinteg have released a new campaigning factsheet, which calls for all new homes to be built to higher accessibility standards. According to…
Record number of disabled people receiving funding, support and adaptations at work
Announced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Justin Tomlinson MP, the number of disabled people being supported by the Access to Work…
Guest Blog: No relief for disabled tourists
Neil Heslop OBE, Chief Executive of Leonard Cheshire Following on from recent research from Leonard Cheshire and Disability Horizons that revealed a shocking lack of…