Disability Horizons

Listen Its 6.30 in the morning of October 25, I am staring out the window of our van, my heart beating slightly faster than usual with my eyes fixated and staring in awe towards an another anonymous tree. The creature lying in the tree shaded from the morning sunshine is no ordinary sight by any [...]

Listen Regular DH contributor, Carrie-Ann Fleming shares with us a blog article about planning her accessible wedding! Almost 2 years ago, in November 2009, my boyfriend Darren surprised me with a candlelit anniversary dinner, which ended in a romantic proposal.  I was ecstatic, and friends and family were thrilled for us. After celebrations came the [...]

Listen You know about the fun we had in New York, but equally important is a discussion of how we arranged and organised the trip. The real nitty gritty. The bit where organisation and planning are key. To make easy reading, I’ve broken the article up into following stages: 1) Equipment; 2) Flights; 3) Accommodation; [...]

Listen Rich Donovan is an entrepreneur from New York City who also happens to have a disability. He recently went on a holiday with his wife to Paris, France, only to find to his dismay that he couldn’t go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower! I’m about to pick a fight. Ah, Paris. [...]

Listen John Pring, who runs the Disability News Service, publishes his weekly news round-ups of the happenings in the disability world the past week. • The minister for disabled people and London’s mayor faced repeated, angry heckling from activists when they addressed a conference held to discuss disability issues in the capital. • Disabled people have reacted [...]

Listen You have seen the pre New York article, you attended the live webinar, you have seen the video and now its time to read the real deal. As much as I am proud of my life’s achievements; I only choose to share so many of them for a bigger reason – YOU. Sure, my [...]

Listen DH co-editor, Srin recounts some thoughts and experiences from several years ago when he was finishing his studies and moving into – what was for him – the unknown world of employment as a trainee lawyer in the City of London. At some time during my second year of university, I felt a sense [...]

Listen New DH contributor, Clive Gilbert from London, UK, shares a thought provoking article on whether advances in digital technology will be accessible to individuals with disabilities. It seems almost a cliché to point out that the rapid growth of information technology in recent decades has been tremendously beneficial to people with disabilities. This has [...]

Listen New DH contributor Debbie Caulfield reviews and provides her personal thoughts on  a controversial new reality show called Seven Dwarves broadcasted on the UK’s Channel 4. This seven-part documentary, screened recently to UK viewers on Channel4, was about “seven little people with big personalities”. Billed as “The real tales of the seven dwarves”, think Big [...]

Listen John Pring, who runs the Disability News Service, publishes his weekly news round-ups of the happenings in the disability world the past week. • Three of the country’s leading disability organisations – the National Centre for Independent Living, RADAR and Disability Alliance – have agreed to merge within months. • Disabled people have expressed outrage after [...]