Year: 2015
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Assistive Tech & Products
Disability and gadgets: Dementia… who’s innovating?
Robert Wemyss is the IT guru at Really Useful Stuff. RUS is delighted to join in with Disability Horizons to…
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News
It’s time for disabled people to come together and organise…
With government cuts kicking in and the Labour Party in crisis, Disability Horizons writer Nichola Daunton interviews Mancunian disability activist…
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Work & Education
Six Month Academy: mentoring scheme for young people with SMA
We’ve teamed up with SMA Support UK to create the Six Month Academy, our new mentoring scheme for young people…
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Lifestyle
Disability and public speaking: overcoming the fear
Hi, I’m Jennie and I’m new to Disability Horizons! I’m 24 and have Cerebral Palsy, which affects all four limbs…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Wheelchair basketball: have you thought about giving it a go?
Tom Masterson has been playing wheelchair basketball since 1986 and is now the head coach of the Warwickshire Bears. Here…
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Assistive Tech & Products
Don’t put limits on your independence, get a mobility product for every occasion
Sometimes in life it’s necessary to put practicality before comfort, but why put up with anything less than the best…
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Travel & Holidays
Getting the most out of Cuba
Few places in the world offer visitors the scenic beach beauty and cultural history that Cuba does. Whether you’re the…
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News
The Visionaries: inclusion and tech festival for blind and visually impaired people
Are you interested in accessibility tech and innovation for blind and visually impaired people? If yes, then you’d love to…
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Travel & Holidays
My perspective on inclusive study abroad
Shannon Kelly is stydying journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a passion for travel, loves animals,…
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News
We don’t want to become like the World’s worst place to be disabled
As part of the BBC’s Defying the Label season, disabled presenter and model Sophie Morgan asks: “Where is the worst place…
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