Month: September 2015
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How technology is helping more disabled people to work
In a recent survey by the charity Scope they reported the depressing finding that in 2013 around 430,000 disabled people…
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News
Sustainable Development Goals: is world change on its way?
This weekend saw the United Nations meet to announce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 promises to commit…
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Entertainment & Culture
Disability and entertainment: TV and film
Hayleigh Barclay is delighted to join in with Disability Horizons to offer a monthly article on entertainment. Hayleigh has a…
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Lifestyle
The truth about being disabled… or how it feels to be an outsider
The following is an except from George Baker’s new book “The Adversity Edge: How To Finally Create The Life Of…
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News
DH Podcast – Dicky and Marv on… Corbyn
Co Editor Martyn Sibley and his university friend, disability activist Richard Currie, chat around current issues with the DH community.…
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Travel & Holidays
Access All Areas: TheatreLand London
In our Access All Areas series of videos, Sophie Morgan and Disability Horizons Co-editor Martyn Sibley explore a range of…
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Lifestyle
Disability and independence: 7 wheelchair accessories… the wish list!
Frances Leckie, editor of Independent Living, responds to readers’ requests for those elusive wheelchair accessories that could make life that…
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Lifestyle
10 things to avoid when meeting someone with a disability
Having spoken to a range of disabled people, Raya AlJadir rounds-up the 10 things people definitely shouldn’t do when meeting someone with…
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Travel & Holidays
Disability and travel: navigating Rome
If you have a disability, travelling is rarely straight forward. So that’s why we’ve teamed up with Carrie-Ann Lightley from Tourism…
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Lifestyle
Disability and Housing: she’s better off in a residential care home…
Alicia Wood is the housing guru and chief executive at Housing & Support Alliance. H&SA is delighted to join with…
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