Month: January 2015
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Lifestyle
Taking care on your wheelchair this winter
When the winter weather approaches people need to get ready for some inclement weather that can make travel and life…
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Lifestyle
Wings of freedom: skydiving with a disability
“When life gives me barriers, I try to jump over them, and when I cannot do that, I go around…
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Lifestyle
Disability and independence: Occupational Therapy services
Frances Leckie, editor of Independent Living, writes about using occupational therapy services, and getting the most from them. Frances is…
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Lifestyle
Get fit for 2015: Q&A with disabled Zumba instructor
Christmas is well and truly over [whimper of sadness] but now that means it’s time for a fresh start. So,…
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Assistive Tech & Products
Inclusive Technology Prize – apply now!
Nesta is looking for innovation in products, technologies and systems that enable disabled people, their families, friends and carers equal access to…
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Competitions
*NOW CLOSED* January competition: Win £50 voucher for an iCan Experience
The gifts to another don’t have to stop just because Christmas is over! Here’s your chance to win a fantastic…
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Lifestyle
Disability and fashion: Chelsey Jay’s style diary
This year, here at Disability Horizons, we’re delighted to announce that we’ll be publishing contributions from a regular series of…
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Work & Education
Employment and disability: doing the obvious in 2015!
Jane Hatton, who manages Evenbreak, a not-for-profit job board run by disabled people for disabled people, publishes her monthly article on…
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Lifestyle
January sales shopping: retail therapy or anxiety inducing?
Every January, shops pull out all the stops to get us to spend, spend spend. For some, the January sales…
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Lifestyle
New Year’s resolutions: embracing challenges
Setting New Year’s resolutions can leave you disappointed, but they can also push you to succeed. Raya Al-Jadir explores why…
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