Month: May 2017
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Lifestyle
The Conservatives’ Suggested Solution for the Social Care Shortfall
Yesterday the Conservative party announced their manifesto. If they win the election on 8th June, their to-do list includes a…
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Lifestyle
Podcast series with Liz Sayce: community participation and universal design
As part of a new series, Disability Horizons Co-founder Martyn Sibley will be interviewing famous and influential disabled people from…
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Lifestyle
5 Reasons to Register to Vote
1. You have the power. People might try to influence you on who to vote for. They might use numbers,…
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News
Election 2017: we look at disabled people’s fight for the right to vote
With yet another general election just around the corner, editor of Disability United, Fleur Perry, looks back at the history…
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Lifestyle
5 things only siblings of a disabled person would know
Having a brother or sister can be amazing and frustrating in equal measure. But what’s it like if you have…
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News
Is the ‘yes you can’ mentality always best?
Disability Horizons Deputy Editor, Karen Mogendorff, explores the negative impact of the ‘yes you can’ mentality. Does it put undue…
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Assistive Tech & Products
Should you install a stair lift or a home elevator?
The home you have lived in and loved may prove to be a problem for you in your golden years…
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Relationships & Sex
Disability and sex: would you fight for the right to see a sex worker?
In our series on disability, sex and relationships, expert and resident agony aunt Tuppy – who runs Outsiders, a private…
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