Duncan Edwards

Duncan Edwards is editor of Disability Horizons, one of the UK's leading disability lifestyle publications. He brings to the role something no editorial brief can manufacture: a life lived close to disability in all its complexity. His wife Clare, an artist and designer, co-founded Trabasack after sustaining a spinal injury that made her a wheelchair user. Her experience reshaped how Duncan understands independence, adaptation, and what it means to design for real life. Their son Joe lives with Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe form of epilepsy — a condition that has given Duncan an unflinching awareness of how healthcare, support systems, and everyday products either serve disabled people or fall short of them. That awareness drives his editorial instincts. Disability Horizons exists to inform, represent, and advocate — and Duncan ensures it does so with honesty rather than sentiment. He's less interested in inspiration than in accuracy, and more concerned with what disabled people actually experience than with how the world prefers to imagine them. He doesn't edit from the outside looking in.

Assistive Tech & Products

7 Sensory Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas

11/10/2025

The holidays bring joy, but they also bring overwhelming stimulation for some people. Bright lights flash in every store window,…

Assistive Tech & Products

Creatine and Healthy Ageing: Evidence-Based Support for Disabled People and Carers

10/10/2025

A friendly, flat cartoon illustration showing a middle-aged carer smiling while holding a water bottle with a creatine scoop beside it. Behind them, a subtle split scene shows their dual roles — on one side, helping a disabled family member at home; on the other, working on a laptop at the Disability Horizons Shop.

I’ve found creatine really helpful in my daily life, both as a carer and as someone managing the physical and…

Wellbeing & Fitness

Are You Experiencing Carer Burnout? Know the Signs & What to Do

09/10/2025

Flat cartoon illustration of a carer calmly putting on their own oxygen mask before assisting another person, echoing airplane safety advice. Two simplified, friendly characters — one caring adult and one older person — in a warm beige background. Soft, rounded shapes, minimal facial detail, and gentle body language showing care and calm. Include a subtle heart or care symbol between them.

Like the safety advice on a plane — put on your own oxygen mask first — carers need to prioritise…

Work & Education

Age Appropriate or Person Appropriate?

08/10/2025

Flat cartoon illustration of a woman standing on a train wearing a long pink tulle skirt, smiling warmly at a young girl seated nearby. The woman holds a rail with one hand and extends the other toward the girl, who looks up at her with admiration. Other passengers, including an older man with a cane, sit nearby. The scene is set against a warm beige background with simple navy and brown details, creating an inclusive and optimistic mood.

After the recent loss of sensory education pioneer Flo Longhorn, many of us have found ourselves reflecting on the values…

Lifestyle

Redefining Humour and Creativity: How Meme Culture Strengthens Disabled Voices

02/10/2025

Two-panel meme of a knight in full armor. Top text: “A lifelong history of severe disability.” Bottom image shows the knight stabbing himself in the head with his own sword. Overlaid text: “telling the planner I had a ‘good day’ yesterday.”

In a world where accessibility is often overlooked, humour can be a soft but powerful force for change. Memes —…

Travel & Holidays

Four Travel Tips to Help You Avoid Accessibility Challenges When Travelling

29/09/2025

Flat cartoon illustration of a disabled traveler with short brown hair, glasses, and a hearing aid, sitting at a café table with a laptop. A coffee cup sits on the table and a cane leans against the chair. The laptop screen shows a map and a checklist.

Planning a trip should be exciting—but if you’re a disabled person or an older traveller with specific access needs,…

Assistive Tech & Products

The Rise of Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces for Every Child

27/09/2025

Children of different abilities play together on an inclusive playground with swings, tunnels, a wheelchair-accessible merry-go-round, and an activity panel.

When you think of a playground, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps it’s a tall slide or…

Lifestyle

How Allergy Treatments Can Improve Sleep Quality for Disabled People

16/09/2025

Vibrant realism style cartoon of a man in bed with a cpap machine and a hepa filter

Sleep challenges affect everyone, but disabled people face particular vulnerabilities when it comes to allergies disrupting their rest. Research shows…

Wellbeing & Fitness

LGSOC Awareness Day: 5 Everyday Habits That Help Women Lower Their Cancer Risk

06/09/2025

This Post Is for LGSOC Awareness Day – September 9 This article was written for LGSOC Awareness Day, held every year…

Entertainment & Culture

Accessible Snow Sports at The Snow Centre with Snowbility

03/09/2025

Smiling skier in a helmet and goggles holds skis beside large text on a brick wall that reads: “There Are No Limits.”

Breaking Barriers: Adaptive Ski and Snowboard Lessons For many people, the idea of skiing feels out of reach. Snowbility is…