The University of Dundee is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students. We continually improve the accessibility of our campus buildings and strive to ensure our services are as accessible as possible. Our Support Hub (Disability Services, Counselling Service, Health Service and Student Funding) brings together our professional support services in one location on the ... Read More »
A group of 10 young people, with a range of disabilities, recently enjoyed a short break at Macaroni Wood in Gloucestershire, run by national disability charity Sense. The holidaymakers, with the help of team leaders and volunteers, crammed the week with fun filled activities including; a bouncy castle, walks in the wood, cooking classes, musical sessions and a visit from ... Read More »
RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is encouraging GPs and other primary care professionals across the UK to sign up to its free GP Eye Health Network. The charity’s network aims to raise the profile of eye health within general practice and improve the quality of care for blind and partially sighted patients. Eye health now accounts for 4.5 ... Read More »
The British Parking Association (BPA) has now been administering the Disabled Parking Accreditation (DPA) on behalf of DMUK since April 2016. Since then over 200 more car parks have been accredited, with new applications coming through every week. To achieve accreditation owners/operators must adopt an active management strategy to ensure that there is enforcement and appropriate provision of disabled bays ... Read More »
The arts and multimedia group for adults with learning difficulties could receive an award for their supernatural thriller ‘Who’s Johnny Long Arms’ in the international competition. Life You Choose Community Interest Company is a not for profit organisation, providing support to adults with learning difficulties so they are able to participate in Arts and Multimedia based projects aimed at improving quality of life. The Audio Verse ... Read More »
Zoe is an alcoholic – but she neither needs nor wants to drink. She is an alcoholic in recovery – a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. She has another illness too – chronic osteoporosis, which has left her with fractures in her spine and hips. “I spent 38 years actively drinking, and most of them alcoholically, before I put the bottle ... Read More »
Powerful Media and Shaw Trust have announced a list of the 50 most influential disabled people globally, ahead of an international disability empowerment conference starting tomorrow Edinburgh. The inaugural Global List will be launched at the 23rd Rehabilitation International World Congress (RIWC) on Tuesday 25 October, and celebrates the achievements of 50 of the most accomplished people living with disabilities ... Read More »
News of the £380,000 investment came during an awards evening to celebrate the achievements of disabled fitness instructors who have graduated through the scheme and the leisure operators that have provided work placements and employment. InstructAbility is a project designed by Aspire, the spinal injury charity and delivered in partnership with YMCAfit, to give unemployed, disabled people the training, qualifications ... Read More »
By Hannah Deakin On Friday 17 June I spoke at a TEDx conference at my old school, Sir William Perkins’s School. TEDx events are local, independently organised events where people share a TED-like experience. They are events where you can be motivated and inspired by speakers. The TEDx conference was a wonderful experience, with an array of very interesting and talented ... Read More »
An Edinburgh housing development has unveiled its brand new, modern and stylish lift, which will boost the independence of residents as well as the accessibility of the building. Blackwood’s Laura Fergusson Court, a sheltered housing development for those living with disabilities, held a special ribbon-cutting celebration to mark the occasion, and tenant Mike Cavanagh did the honours of declaring the ... Read More »
Shoemaker Philip Taylor has been making shoes since the age of 11. Now, fifty years later he heads up one of the countries most respected orthopaedic shoemaking workshops in the UK. His small team have helped hundreds of clients receive footwear that both aids their mobility and gives them the confidence that comes with wearing good looking shoes and boots. ... Read More »
Essex is championing employment opportunities for people who have a disability and aiming to find jobs for hundreds of residents. Essex County Council has pledged to become one of Britain’s first accredited employers under the Department for Work and Pensions’ nationwide Disability Confident campaign, and is now challenging other Essex businesses to close the disability employment gap. The local authority ... Read More »
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