Work & Education

Power wheelchairs: one entrepreneur is revolutionising the market

Alex Papanikolaou is a disabled entrepreneur, whose business has developed a next generation power wheelchair, designed to offer a step…

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Lifestyle

Disability Horizons Co-founder Martyn Sibley voted third most influential disabled person

The Disability Power 100 list covers successful disabled people in politics, media, sport and entertainment. Produced by Powerful Media and sponsored…

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Lifestyle

Personal assistants: what you should expect and finding the best

The prospect of finding and employing a personal assistant (PA) can be daunting. That’s why we’ve asked Adam Pike, CEO…

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News

Why are ‘systematic violations’ of disability rights not newsworthy?

It was recently discovered that the United Nations’ (UN) has found ‘systematic violations’ regarding the UK’s compliance with the UN…

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News

United Nations International Day for Persons with Disabilities: has it been forgotten about in the UK?

This weekend is the United Nations International Day for Persons with Disabilities (UNIDPD), an annual day aimed at raising issues around…

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Work & Education

Disability and employment: using your personality to get a job

Jane Hatton, who manages Evenbreak, a not-for-profit jobs board run by disabled people for disabled people, publishes her bi-monthly article…

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Travel & Holidays

Moving to Japan and travelling with a visual impairment

Alexa Huth, who is visually impaired, is an expat who moved to Japan from the US. She tells us about…

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Relationships & Sex

Disability, sex and relationships: dealing with frustration

In our series on disability, sex and relationships, expert and resident agony aunt Tuppy – who runs Outsiders, a private…

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Lifestyle

Disability across the world: living with a disability in Austria

Disability is treated differently across the world, in every aspect of life. Austria currently has around eight million inhabitants, and…

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Lifestyle

Getting your life back on track after disability

Anthony Wright overcame countless obstacles after having a brain tumour, and is now trying to help others find their path…

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