The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC), the UK’s leading post-16 specialist college for young people with visual impairments, is revamping its…
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Support worker Denise Mumford celebrates 30 years at learning disability charity
A 67-year-old senior support worker, Denise Mumford, has been supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible at national charity Hft for the last 30 years.
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Key workers launch befriending service to combat isolation
Key workers at UK Power Networks have partnered with charities to launch a telephone befriending service aimed at tackling social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Moto rolls out fuel service app for drivers with disabilities
Moto has become the first motorway service area operator in Britain to roll out a mobile phone app specifically aimed at helping drivers with disabilities across all 48 of its sites.
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£22 million awarded to life-saving health charities during virus outbreak
- Health and care charities awarded funding to continue providing life-changing support services
- £22 million in cash grants awarded to mental health, ambulance and other public…
CHAS and Checkatrade announce new partnership
CHAS, the Health & Safety accreditation specialist, has signed an agreement with Checkatrade that will see the two organisations work together in a new partnership to help their trade members…
Avon Riding Centre RDA launches emergency appeal to care for horses
Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled, an independent charity and one of the largest of the Riding for the Disabled Association's (RDA)'s centres in the UK, is launching an emergency funding appeal…
Over 65s staying fit and active, even during lockdown
Older people in the UK staying fit and active, especially during lockdown, according to Audley Villages. Before lockdown in the UK, over 65s at Audley Villages were keeping fit with daily walks…
Manchester-based Insync Bikes and part-time inventor get backing of global manufacturer for special needs trike
A part-time inventor whose design for a trike for special needs children caught public attention has received the backing of a second global business to help bring his work to market.
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Disabled teen teaching thousands of Brits sign language during lockdown
A 15-year-old from Birmingham is being heralded for getting thousands of people across the country learning British Sign Language (BSL) during the pandemic lockdown, helping to tackle loneliness…
Visually impaired man designs sensory odyssey to cope with lockdown
A visually impaired man, currently socially isolating in London, has designed a 14 day ‘Sensory Odyssey’ offering people with disabilities to cope with lockdown and the coronavirus pandemic to…
Tech company offers support solution to help disabled shoppers during lockdown
Scottish technology company Neatebox is offering supermarkets across the UK access to innovative new technology which, the company claims, can remove the challenges millions of individuals are…
Free newspaper subscription for people with sight loss during COVID-19 pandemic
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is helping people with sight loss keep up to date during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering a free newspaper subscription or broadcast guide via…
New dates announced for Naidex 2020!
Further to its announcement of postponement last week, the organiser of leading independent living show Naidex, is pleased to be able to announce the new dates of 9th and 10th November 2020. The…
Naidex 2020 Important Information
We know many of you were planning on visiting Naidex next week, so we wanted to let you know that the event has been postponed - please see statement below.
Naidex 2020 and All Co-…
TGA to launch unique mobility scooter passport and flight checklist at Naidex
TGA will be unveiling its unique mobility scooter passport and flight checklist at Naidex for easier air travel.
Naidex 2020,…
Teenage girl’s innovative donation helps South Coast Spinal Unit
One South Coast family’s experience of their daughter’s life-enhancing surgery has turned into a generous donation for…
Ashford Taxi Drivers Prosecuted for Refusing Guide Dogs
Two taxi drivers have been successfully prosecuted by Ashford Borough Council for refusing to take a visually impaired passenger and their assistance dog.
Despite a legal duty on taxi…
ReSound launches multiple new hearing solutions
The success of ReSound technology is amplified and multiplied for even more people with hearing loss
GN Hearing, the innovation…
WheelAir announces international expansion
A Glasgow-based mobility company has heralded its expansion into Europe as a “game changer”, after opening a new office in the Netherlands.
WheelAir - the start-up behind the first…