Month: July 2015
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Entertainment & Culture
Disability and entertainment: the feeling of music
Hayleigh Barclay is delighted to join in with Disability Horizons to offer a monthly article on entertainment. Hayleigh has a…
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Assistive Tech & Products
Disability and gadgets: low-cost robotic hands could wave in the future
Robert Wemyss is the IT guru at Really Useful Stuff. RUS is delighted to join in with Disability Horizons to…
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Relationships & Sex
Disability, sex and relationships: sex education
In our series on disability, sex and relationships, expert and resident agony aunt Tuppy (who runs Outsiders – a private…
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Lifestyle
Toys Like Me dolls: a good or bad idea?
“Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls, dolls like you and me…” the theme to one of my old childhood’s favourite cartoons –…
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Assistive Tech & Products
ReadSpeaker: the voice of the web on Disability Horizons
ReadSpeaker is the worldwide leader in online text-to-speech technology. In 1999, ReadSpeaker pioneered the first-ever speech-enabling solution for websites, followed…
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Lifestyle
Disability and Housing: is independent living a luxury?
Alicia Wood is the housing guru and chief executive at Housing & Support Alliance. H&SA is delighted to join with…
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Competitions
The Stelios Award 2015: creating opportunities for disabled entrepreneurs
The Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs is back, and the winner gets £50,000 – the largest cash prize of its…
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Competitions
*NOW CLOSED* Win a luxury chocolate and prosecco hamper worth £50 with our accessible holiday property competition!!
Accessible travel can be a nightmare. To make things easier we are asking our awesome community for help. We need…
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Lifestyle
Disability and Independence: accessorise your wheelchair, simplify your life!
Frances Leckie, editor of Independent Living, takes a look at some of the latest wheelchair accessories to make life on…
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News
Right Wheelchair campaign
Today the NHS Wheelchair Leadership Alliance is launching the Right Wheelchair campaign in a bid to improve wheelchair services across…
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