Disability Horizons

Listen 50 years ago the wheelchair accessible van was practically unheard of, but is now something that is a common sight across the UK. How things have come on, right? This was best demonstrated by 25-year-old Matthew Wright and his father Alan Wright when they unveiled a lovingly restored 30-year-old wheelchair accessible Mini Clubman Estate [...]

Listen Kevin Carey, Group chair of RNIB, which supports blind and partially sighted people, describes how Paralympic champion Baroness Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson’s recent TV appearances are helping raise awareness, via Go ON Gold, of the difficulties faced by disabled people in accessing the internet. “Go ON Gold” is a national campaign launched this summer to help [...]

Listen Zoe Peden talks to Disability Horizons about the new iPad app, “MyPadChoice”, which helps children and adults communicate using Makaton sign language and symbols. I’ve always believed that access to communication is a fundamental right for everyone. This is at the heart of my social enterprise and I’ve been on quite a journey over the [...]

Listen Recently on one very windy Saturday morning, Martyn, Liz and I went on a trip to Peterborough to visit the Mobility Roadshow 2102. The Mobility Roadshow is an annual event held by Mobility Choice, showcasing hundreds of exhibitors that sell a wide range of disability related products and services. This year’s Roadshow was the [...]

Listen Disability Horizons Co-Editor, Martyn Sibley, discusses his new project – Disability eConference – enabling you to share ideas and experiences to support others. I am excited to launch a new project with you guys today – the Disability eConference! It is a new concept in the disability field! Using web based tools, personal experiences and [...]

Listen Regular contributor and technology enthusiast, Pratyush Nalam, shares his thoughts with Disability Horizons on a new technological invention called ReWalk™ that is designed to help people who have difficulties walking; to stand, walk and potentially live more independently. If you have a physical disability, like me, which prevents you from walking, you know how [...]

Listen Regular Disability Horizons contributor, Sarah Levis, talks about how she came to develop a website for disability-related links. When looking for new ways to promote my blog on disability issues, I discovered that there are people out there who, for a fee, will submit your link to web directories like Yahoo!, keep track of [...]

Listen Here at Disability Horizons, we regularly keep an eye out for any new gizmos, gadgets and apps that might help disabled people in their quest for greater independence. As part of our regular “Useful gizmos and gadgets” series, Co-Editor Srin Madipalli invites readers to share their experiences of the new generation of accessibility applications [...]

Listen Here at Disability Horizons, we regularly keep an eye out for any new gizmos, gadgets and apps that might help disabled people in their quest for greater independence. As part of our regular “Useful gizmos and gadgets” series, co-editor Srin Madipalli talks about his experience of using a brand new app for finding taxis [...]

Listen Disability Horizons is very excited to publish a new article from Adelina Chalmers. You may remember her last, very popular, article on employment? Adelina returns today to look at Autism and a new way of carrying out diagnosis. What would you do if it took 7 years to get a diagnosis for your health [...]