Listen Did you watch the new Channel 4 documentary Sex on Wheels? Laura Chapman, a freelance writer and wheelchair user, gives her views on the new TV show. You can’t help wondering just what is in store for you when you settle down to watch Sex on Wheels… the first programme in a documentary series [...]
Listen Love the outdoors and love horses? Then you’ll love Pony Access – a system designed by Simon Mulholland to allow disabled people to enjoy the rugged outdoors with the help of horses. Pony Access was definitely an accident. Thirteen years ago I decided to build a safe one-man vehicle so I could exercise my children’s [...]
Listen John Pring, who runs the Disability News Service, publishes his weekly news round-up of the happenings in the disability world the past week. • A disabled former prisoner is suing the government for hundreds of thousands of pounds for what he says was the failure of five different prisons to provide him with the [...]
Listen Disability Horizons has always been about you, our community of readers, passionate about living life and sharing your experiences. With this is mind, Co-editor Martyn Sibley shares a recent blog post about how your stories shape Disability Horizons, inspire our readers, and empower disabled people. For those who’ve followed my blog during the past [...]
Listen John Pring, who runs the Disability News Service, publishes his weekly news round-up of the happenings in the disability world the past week. • A disabled peer who defeated government plans to restrict the remit of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has praised the support she received from across the equality and human [...]
Listen Paula Moulton is an international award-winning wheelchair dancer from Manchester, UK, who represents one half of the dance partnership called Strictly Wheels. Paula shares with Disability Horizons the story of her amazing journey to date and how you can get involved in wheelchair dancing. It was almost 20 years ago when I had pneumonia [...]
Listen Laura Chapman, a freelance writer who has previously researched the content for travel guides, shares this insightful article on what to consider when booking cruising holidays. The sheer logistics of getting around on holiday can make you feel ready to take to your bed for a rest… even before you get started! Planning transport, [...]
Listen Looking to get away for one of the 2013 bank holiday weekends? Well, you’re in luck as we’ve spoken to Steph Fairfoul, from Enjoybedandbreakfast.com (a small independent travel website showcasing bed and breakfasts and guest houses), about the top 6 accessible places to visit in Yorkshire! Yorkshire, a.k.a ‘God’s Own County’, is one of [...]
Listen Eli Wilde, who previously wrote for Disability Horizons asking “how many disabled heroes can you name?” talks about the new story-writing competition being run to find a different kind of superhero. I think there needs to be more disabled characters in fiction and I don’t mean more disabled characters who are the bad guys. [...]
Listen Joanna Grace, a special educational needs and disabilities (SEN&D) consultant, tells Disability Horizons about the Sensory Story Project, a venture to create sensory stories that are affordable and accessible to all. I’ve worked in mainstream and special settings with people as young as 2 years old to as old as it would be impolite [...]
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