Disability Horizons

Listen Welcome back again to this second edition of Disability Horizons! Since our launch last month, the response we have received can only be described as overwhelming and frankly, beyond our wildest expectations! We are just two very ordinary and normal guys in our mid-twenties living in London who just happen to have a disability [...]

Listen The Plan It was around this time last year that I began planning a 6 week trip around Thailand, Australia and Fiji with my two friends, Emma and Shubes. I have SMA (Type II) and require an electric wheelchair to get around so we knew we would face some difficulties but we were definitely [...]

Listen Sarah Ismail is a writer and poet who recently published her poetry collection as an e-book. Here she talks about how she became interested in creative writing and the inspiration behind her work. I’ve always loved reading books. Unfortunately, when I was growing up, in the 1990s, there weren’t many books around that had [...]

Listen Disability Horizons co-editor Srin, shares a recent story about his trip to Edinburgh and the kind help he received from two strangers that made the day memorable. One might think that such a phrase is an oxymoron in modern western society. When living in a thriving and busy metropolis such as London, one would [...]

Listen If you need something which doesn’t exist, then you just have to create it yourself.  We at Disability Horizons would like to introduce you to Rick Goldstein, the inventor of the Go-Anywhere Portable Commode ‘n Shower Chair line, who seems to prove that point. Rick is a 55-year-old entrepreneur who hails from Tucson, Arizona [...]

Listen Ever wanted to explore the beauty of the British countryside in a different way, but which is also accessible? Well, Louise Watch who runs a disability and equality consultancy in the South-East of England talks about her recent experience travelling by steam train on one of the UK’s heritage steam train lines. At least [...]

Listen Fran Williamson is one of Team GB‘s best medal winning prospects at next years Paralympic games in London. Fran is a champion swimmer who has already racked up an impressive array of medals, including 12-world championship and 6 Paralympic medals, and is currently the 50m backstroke world champion. Fran recently some time out from [...]

Listen Following on from Jamie Robertson’s article from the previous edition, Martyn attended the march with over 5000 people. Here is a video of his experience… By Martyn Sibley

Listen The Special Educational Needs (“SEN”) system is a vital aspect of educational policy in the UK that allows pupils to receive the additional support needed to complete their education. Disability Horizons correspondent Sam Hardy explores the impact of proposals recently announced by the UK’s Coalition Government. Given the central role of the education in [...]