Wellbeing & Fitness

New blade: my ‘catapult’ to a new life

On this day last year, London kicked off the 2012 Paralympic Games. Here, we hear from Adrian Howden, a Paralympic…

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Lifestyle

Top tips for disabled gardeners

Are you a gardening enthusiast, or parhaps want to start gardening? Niki Preston, also known as the Two Fingered Gardener,…

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Assistive Tech & Products

UltraBikes keep blind cyclists on track

“Can I go round again?” Michael Smith’s question was greeted with cheers and applause for good reason. Michael, a blind…

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Lifestyle

The M Word campaign: will you pledge?

Ashley Bernard, who is blind and has a form of dwarfism,talks to Disability Horizons about her  life, her achievements, and…

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Entertainment & Culture

We need more disabled women on TV

How many disabled female characters in movies or on TV can you count? Probably not a lot, and especially not…

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News

Celebrating all children: autism and disability in China

New Disability Horizons contributor, Meghan Hussey, talks about disability in China and how it relates to UNICEF’s annual report The…

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Lifestyle

Different kind of disability campaigning!

We all know there are problems for disabled people in the UK, but the issues don’t stop at the borders…

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Wellbeing & Fitness

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: accessibility and Paralympians

At the end of July, the Anniversary Games celebrating a year since the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, took place…

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Work & Education

Top tips on moving out and becoming a student

With 2013 university clearing time is upon us, new Disability Horizons contributor Tayjus Surampudi gives his tips, from the viewpoint…

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Lifestyle

Assisted dying: for and AGAINST

Following the recent news about right-to-die-campaigners representing people with disabilities losing their battle, we speak to two people on very…

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