Wellbeing & Fitness

Will the lack of dedicated disabled sports clubs stifle the development of future Paralympic stars?

Dedicated sports clubs for disabled people are few and far between in the UK. But having seen the success of…

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Assistive Tech & Products

Open Bionics: how one mum regained independence after losing all four limbs

Find out how Open Bionics' prosthetic arm helped mum of five Susan to regain her independence after losing all four…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

Disability inclusion: should the Olympics and Paralympics be merged?

On 24th August 2021, the Opening Ceremony of the long-awaited 2020 Paralympic Games took place in Tokyo. Between then and…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

10 Paralympic athletes from Team GB to watch out for at Tokyo 2020

Ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, we round up 10 Paralympic athletes from Team GB to watch out and…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

Naidex 2021: meet Paralympians and try out adapted sports for yourself

Join Disability Horizons at Naidex where you can channel your inner Paralympian by trying out a range of sports and…

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News

Why investing in social care could boost the economy by helping disabled people be independent

Disability charity Leonard Cheshire has found that social care could generate between £6 billion to £20 billion for the economy…

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Lifestyle

Stopping the hero vs victim narrative for disabled people

Disabled blogger Chloe Tear explains why the hero and victim narrative should stop for disabled people and we should be…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

Exercise equipment to help you stay active if you are disabled

Check out these 6 pieces of exercise equipment for disabled people, from gripping aids to pedal and hand exercisers, available…

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Work & Education

Why we need to put young disabled people at the heart of the response to Covid

Leonard Cheshire explains how young disabled people across the world have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Work & Education

4 tips for identifying disability-friendly and disability-confident employers

Employment expert Jane Hatton from disability jobs board Evenbreak explains 4 ways you can identify disability-friendly and disability-confident employers.

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