Magazines including National Geographic Kids and BBC Horrible Histories now free for young people using RNIB Newsagent The RNIB Newsagent service, which delivers the latest news, magazines and stories in a range of accessible formats to people with sight loss, is now free for under 16’s. By working closely with publishers RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) aim ... Read More »
Former Royal Marine Jon Flint is hoping to shoot to victory at the 2016 Invictus Games this week. Jon, 40, from West Sussex, has travelled to Orlando, Florida, to compete in archery and swimming events at the international multi-sport event open to wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans. Prince Harry, who set up the event, made a friend ... Read More »
Our London marathon runners are set to have raised a whopping £190,000 between them this year, making a huge difference to the support we can provide in 2016. A total of 80 runners pounded the streets of the capital on Sunday to support our vital work for disabled people in the UK and abroad, with friends, family and the Leonard ... Read More »
London Marathon competitor, Tom Dixon, 36, is celebrating after completing the 2016 event in a personal best time whilst raising vital funds for disability charities Mobility Choice and Scope. Tom from Amersham, South Bucks, finished the race in 2 hours 58 minutes – his fastest time yet by 12 mins and under the elusive three hours he has been seeking ... Read More »
A North Lincolnshire man who has dedicated over a decade to a local charity shop has been recognised for his hard work. Steven Bailey, who has volunteered weekly at the Red Cross charity shop in Barton for ten years, is celebrating after receiving his 10 year service award. Red Cross Week, held 8-14 May 2016, is an annual fundraising event, encouraging ... Read More »
LimbPower, the national charity for amputees and people with limb impairments in sport and the arts is gearing up for their flagship event. The ever-popular LimbPower Games (formerly the Amputee Games) will be held on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May at Stoke Mandeville Stadium – internationally recognised as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement. The event is the highlight ... Read More »
Do you use a wheelchair but haven’t tried taking part in sports or activities? Perhaps you’ve tried but didn’t like them? Now’s your chance! …. Have your say and influence the changes that could make sport and physical activity for wheelchair users better. WheelPower’s ‘#Talk About Taking Part’ survey, carried out by consumer research charity Rica, aims to find out ... Read More »
Staff at Hft, a national charity for people with learning disabilities, have been celebrating Nigel Doggett’s success in the gruelling Marathons des Sables. Nigel, a Trustee of Hft, whose brother, Nick, is supported by the charity, finished in 255th place and has raised over £130,000 for Hft’s Personalised Technology Programme. The Marathon des Sables involves running six marathons over six ... Read More »
Blind and partially sighted readers can enjoy Julian Fellowes’s new book ‘Belgravia’ before it is published in hardback or paperback. The ‘Belgravia’ audio book, read by actress Juliet Stevenson, will be available to read on RNIB Overdrive at the very same time as it is released each week on a special app and via Audible. Julian Fellowes’s ‘Belgravia’ is ... Read More »
New research funded by the charity Action on Hearing Loss has taken scientists a step closer to finding a treatment for one of the most common causes of hearing loss among young adults following the discovery of a new gene which causes otosclerosis. Otosclerosis, a hereditary condition which affects 1 in 200 people resulting in conductive hearing loss, is associated ... Read More »
Determined Rebecca Drackley is taking on the toughest footrace on earth by running 250km across the Sahara desert to raise money for assistance dog charity Canine Partners. Rebecca, 37, from Leicester, but now living in Birmingham, started taking on the Marathon des Sables 2016 race in southern Morocco on Friday 8 April along with around 1,300 other extreme runners from ... Read More »
Half a million pound donation provides essential new equipment and employment to people with disabilities. Leading disability charity, Enham Trust, has revealed the transformative effects a £500,000 donation has had on the disabled and disadvantaged people it supports. The generous donation, gifted to the charity by a philanthropist with links to Hampshire, has already provided essential new equipment for one ... Read More »
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