Year: 2018
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Work & Education
Why councils need to introduce disability officers
Working out what support is available to you if you’re disabled can be difficult. Where should you turn and what…
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News
Sh*t happens: learning to live with a disability
Having a disability is the gift that keeps on giving. It feels like there’s an endless amount of sh*t we…
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Wellbeing & Fitness
Wheelchair exercise: using Zumba to make fitness more inclusive
Our Deputy Editor Shannon, who uses a wheelchair, didn’t think she would be able to participate in able-bodied exercise classes.…
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Lifestyle
Cerebral palsy and me: how a request for birthday wishes went viral
Model Sophie Newton and her brother Harry, who has cerebral palsy, were stunned when her Facebook post requesting birthday wishes for…
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Lifestyle
David Proud: disability is never an individual diagnosis
Actor David Proud, who was born with spina bifida, has appeared in a number of BBC TV series, such as…
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Entertainment & Culture
Accessible festivals: Lost Village in Lincolnshire
Wheelchair user and festival goer Alex Squire recently told us about the accessibility at the British Summer Time festival in…
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Travel & Holidays
What’s the real weight of a manual wheelchair?
Weight has been the focus of the active wheelchair market for the last few years, after all, a lightweight wheelchair…
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Travel & Holidays
Explore the world with Lonely Planet’s Accessible Travel Phrasebook
Part of what makes travelling with a disability tricky is trying to convey your needs to a total stranger, in…
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News
We speak to Marsha De Cordova, Shadow Minister for Disability
Labour MP and Shadow Minister for Disability Marsha De Cordova, is visually impaired due to the condition nystagmus, which causes the eyes…
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Lifestyle
Disability and fashion: 5 adaptive clothing lines we love
Buying clothes that make us look and feel good is something we all have a right to do, disabled or…
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