Month: July 2012
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Travel & Holidays
Let the Games begin!
It is Saturday 28th July 2012. The “day after the night before” when my home city of London put on…
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Travel & Holidays
Wheelmap: making accessible information global
Following on from our article, Accessibility Apps, Disability Horizons speaks to Raul Krauthausen about Wheelmap, an online map where users…
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Travel & Holidays
Airport provision for disabled passengers: DON’T MISS the Radio 4 interview
Today, at 12pm, Co-editor Martyn Sibley is being interviewed on Radio 4’s You and Yours programme. Following on from my…
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Travel & Holidays
London underground: are portable ramps the answer?
Tomorrow sees the start of the Olympic Games in London. So, to mark the occasion we thought it would be fitting…
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Lifestyle
Kelly-Marie Stewart: disability and motherhood
Former Hollyoaks actress, Kelly-Marie Stewart, talks to Disability Horizons contributor, Jessica Sutton, about the joys and challenges of being a…
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Assistive Tech & Products
MyChoicePad: Makaton on the go
Zoe Peden talks to Disability Horizons about the new iPad app, “MyPadChoice”, which helps children and adults communicate using Makaton…
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Lifestyle
Inaccessible schools with open minds
Disability Horizons contributor, Jon Bateman, from Calgary, Canada, who previously published an insightful article about his experiences of dating, now…
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Entertainment & Culture
Matthew Newbury: The Secret Millionaire
Martyn Sibley talks to amputee and businessman, Matthew Newbury, who recently appeared on the Channel 4 show, “The Secret Millionaire”. You…
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Assistive Tech & Products
Top 5 highlights from the Mobility Roadshow 2012
Recently on one very windy Saturday morning, Martyn, Liz and I went on a trip to Peterborough to visit the…
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