Month: June 2016
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Could a wheelchair user be a football referee?
As Euro 2016 comes to a close, we talk to a football referee and wheelchair user Nathan Mattick. Find out…
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Lifestyle
Top tips for getting around when you have dementia
Many people assume that dementia and Alzheimers are something that only affect older people, but in the UK it’s estimated…
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Relationships & Sex
Disability, dating and sex: top flirting tips
In our series on disability, sex and relationships, expert and resident agony aunt Tuppy – who runs Outsiders, a private…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
The Wheelyboat Trust: making boats accessible
The Wheelyboat Trust is a small national charity dedicated to providing mobility impaired people of all ages with access to…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Rio 2016 Paralympics: wheelchair tennis Paralympian Lucy Shuker in the spotlight
To celebrate the Rio 2016 Paralympics we have been interviewing Paralympians set to compete for Team GB in the 2016…
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Entertainment & Culture
Disability and music: disabled musician Dean Rodney in the spotlight
We’ve set music writer Meghan out to interview leading disabled musicians to find out how they got into music, how their…
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Relationships & Sex
Disability dating sites: how to write the best online dating profile
Online dating is becoming increasingly popular and more and more people are logging on in the hope of finding The…
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Lifestyle
Disability and fashion: fashion is for every body
Alicia Searcy, also known as Nashville’s disabled style blogger extraordinaire, the Spashionista (short for Spastic Fashionista), is set on changing the…
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Travel & Holidays
8 things to consider when renting a wheelchair accessible vehicle
Accessible tourism is a fast-growing industry, opening doors for disabled people all over the planet. Many travelers can now access…
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Entertainment & Culture
Me Before You: why I’m boycotting this film
Out resident entertainment reporter Hayleigh tells us why she’s unequivocally decided not to see the much-publicised film Me Before You.…
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