Two services in Malvern for young people and adults on the autistic spectrum are celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Options Malvern View and Options Bredon House have both been shortlisted for an award at the NAS Professional Awards 2017. The services, which support young adults with a range of needs to live as independently as possible, ... Read More »
Invacare achieved multiple success at the recent BHTA Awards dinner in London, picking up two awards for Best Product and Most Effective Marketing campaign as well as receiving a‘Highly Commended’ for Invacare’s Modulite Seating System. The British Healthcare Trades Association annual awards dinner recognises companies and individuals who have made a valuable contribution to the industry with innovative products and services that make a difference to ... Read More »
Ceremony & Cocktail Party on 5 October at Lutyens Blue Badge Style have announced the shortlist for their third annual Blue Badge Style Awards, plus their new sponsors, news organisation Thompson Reuters. The Blue Badge Style Awards recognise the effort that stylish hotels, restaurants and bars have made to attract guests with disabilities. The shortlist includes venues from Brancaster to Bristol, Edinburgh ... Read More »
One of the country’s most innovative care providers is celebrating after being recognised at the highest possible level with a nomination for a prestigious award. For the first time, Edinburgh-based Blackwood Housing and Care has been shortlisted as a finalist for the coveted title of Small Housing Association of the Year at the 2016 Scottish Home Awards. The nomination recognises ... Read More »
The first Unique Art Awards will be open for entries from 10 April 2016 On 4 April an exciting new initiative to champion the artistic talents of some of Britain’s brightest disabled youngsters launched. The first ever Unique Art Awards (UAA 2016), the brainchild of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA) Trust Fund for Training of Handicapped Children in the ... Read More »
A 103 year old woman who became a national hit after revealing a love of hot curries as her secret to a long life has landed a well-deserved award nomination. Margaret Phillips, a resident at Bupa’s Balcarres care home in Dundee, was dubbed the ‘nan who loves naan’, thanks to attributing her good health and longevity to a love of ... Read More »
A team from Hft – a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities – has been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent health care charity, to be part of its £1.5 million innovation programme, Innovating for Improvement. The second round of the Innovating for Improvement programme is supporting twenty-one health care projects in the UK with the aim of ... Read More »
Janice Henson, managing director of de Poel Community, social enterprise and sister company to leading temporary labour procurer, de Poel, has been Highly Commended in the Disability-smart Award category, Executive Disability Champion. Organised by Business Disability Forum (BDF), the awards are given to companies that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to employing, working with and doing business with disabled people. The ... Read More »
The RIDI Awards celebrate best-practice towards managing disability in the recruitment supply chain. Evenbreak is one of 28 organisations including Remploy, Marks and Spencer and Equal Approach, which have been recognised for their commitment to increasing the inclusion of disabled talent. Each has been shortlisted for at least one of 13 categories including Most Progress, Technology for Inclusion, and Overall ... Read More »
Hansel, Ayrshire’s leading social care provider, has been short-listed in the 2015 ASB National Business Awards. The charity is a finalist in the ‘Best Business-Charity Partnership, one of 11 award categories organised by the Association of Scottish Businesswomen. Hansel was nominated for its ‘Enterprising Minds’ project which aims to support people living with a learning disability start their own enterprise ... Read More »
Three small disability charities have won a Lloyds Bank Foundation National Charity Achievement Awards. They were recognised for the inspirational and ground-breaking work they do. Cornwall People First (CPF) impressed the judges for having transformed the way people with learning disabilities communicate with authorities about issues that matter to them. They have worked with local services on awareness-raising events like ... Read More »
Leeds–based prosthetic specialist, RSLSteeper, has received a major boost after its ‘ground-breaking’ bebionic3 hand was nominated for two prestigious international awards in separate continents in the space of a week. Read More »
PosAbility Magazine | Disability Magazine UK's Largest Disability Lifestyle Magazine
