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Snozone enhances “Snozone Disability Snowsports” with brand new sit-skis and FREE slope time 10 July 2016. Snozone, the operators of two premier indoor snow slopes in the UK believe that snow sports should be accessible and inclusive to everyone – regardless of any sensory, cognitive or physical impairment.  Such is their passion and dedication for equality, they have dedicated time and ... Read More »

Abacus Healthcare will be demonstrating its popular hi-lo baths at the new Kidz-to-Adultz-Wales exhibition and offering the chance to win a large cuddly toy bear. Thursday 7 July 2016, House of Sport, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ. 9.30am – 4.30pm. Stand D4. Abacus Healthcare provides power-assisted baths that include variable height, bather transfer seats and are compatible with a range of postural ... Read More »

Deafblind Awareness Week runs from the 24 June – 3 July 2016 and aims to raise awareness of the issues facing people who are deafblind.  Theme this year is ‘older people’, with over 250,000 people aged over 70 living with sight and hearing loss. Events this year, include a deafblind art exhibition in London, a mass participation ‘sensory walk’ in Exeter and a ... Read More »

The Mobility Roadshow incorporating Get Going Live! will showcase the latest new adaptive products and services to enhance independent mobility (26-28 May, Silverstone Circuit, Northants, open from 10am daily).  Organised by charity Mobility Choice, the free-to-attend Mobility Roadshow is Europe’s leading consumer-focussed event for people of any age living with restricted mobility. Since 1983, this premier international show has provided the perfect ... Read More »

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced the 31 swimmers who will compete for ParalympicsGB at Rio 2016, including Ollie Hynd who recently returned with three gold medals from the IPC Swimming European Championships to ensure he is one of the few athletes in history to hold Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles at the same time. Hynd is joined ... Read More »

Bournemouth man, Steve Way, wins the UK Wings For Life World Run covering 63.75km in 4 hours and 22 minutes. Dublins’s, Catriona Jennings was the UK‘s fastest woman, covering 55.08km in 3 hours, 52 minutes and finished in a very respectable 8th place globally Giorgio Calcaterra broke the global record by reaching 88.44km in 5 hours and 41 seconds Kaori ... Read More »

The 2016 Mobility Roadshow incorporating Get Going Live! will be featuring an adaptive sports zone available to all visitors interested in playing inclusive sports such as wheelchair tennis and basketball, powerchair football and Boccia (26-28 May 2016, Silverstone, Northants).    The Mobility Roadshow incorporating Get Going Live! is the UK’s leading consumer-focused event offering the opportunity to test, trial and ... 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 »

Patterson Medical, one of the world’s leading suppliers of rehabilitation and medical solutions are fundraising for Arthritis Research UK. Patterson Medical are hoping to raise £13,000 by May 2016 and with all the events being held, are well on their way to achieving this. To raise money, Patterson Medical have held various competitions and fun days, including cake baking, cycle racing, ... Read More »

Independent events, promotions and activities being held around the UK and beyond. Disabled Access Day 2016 returns to the UK and to locations worldwide this Saturday for a day of exploring accessible venues and discovering what’s out there. The annual event which is in its second year will take place on 12 March and hopes to encourage disabled people, their families ... Read More »

Temporary Theatre Foyer, Saturday 12 March, 11am – 3pm  This Saturday 12 March, the National Theatre will be taking part in Disabled Access Day, a nationwide event which encourages disabled people to visit somewhere with friends and family that they’ve never been before. This is the second year Disabled Access Day has taken place, and the second time that the ... Read More »