Month: September 2014
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Lifestyle
Accessible Festivals: Reading 2014
Back in August our very own Disability Horizons co-founder, Martyn Sibley, went to check out the accessibility of Reading Festival.…
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Lifestyle
How to make your home accessible for you
From your inaccessible doorway to the kitchen surfaces out of reach, Frances Leckie from Independent Living offers her advice on…
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Lifestyle
Bionic model: disability won’t stop Elesha Turner
Model Elesha Turner has had her leg amputated and rebuilt after developing bone cancer. But she doesn’t think of herself…
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Work & Education
Top 10 tips to finding work if you are disabled
As we know, it’s twice as hard to find paid, sustainable work if you are disabled than if you are…
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Travel & Holidays
Disabled Travelling: how to push the boundaries
If you are keen to break out from the travelling norm, there are plenty of options available for those who…
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Travel & Holidays
The New Forest National Park: an accessible adventure story
Recently Disability Horizons co-editor Martyn Sibley took a trip to the New Forest National Park to explore the huge range…
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Work & Education
Calling all disabled entrepreneurs. Fancy winning £50,000?
The Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs is back, and the winner gets £50,000 – the largest cash prize of its…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
The Invictus Games 2014 – Q&A with Derek Derenalagi
The inaugural Invictus Games, a 4 day sporting contest for wounded veterans from countries around the world will be taking…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
National Paralympic Day hailed as great success
An estimated 30,000 visitors celebrated National Paralympic Day 2014 at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on Saturday (August 30)…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
The greatest love story: sport and cerebral palsy
I’m Hannah and I’m a RaceRunner. I’m more than just an athlete, more than just a runner – I have…
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