Age proved no barrier for residents at a Barrhead care home, when they took part in a public art trail around Paisley to “bag” as many pop up lion sculptures as possible. As part of Paisley’s bid for City of Culture 2021, 27 brightly decorated lions were scattered around the town and residents from Bupa’s Norwood Care Home set out ... Read More »
Study by disabled people’s charity reveals need for small changes from all to create lasting difference With memories of the most successful Paralympic Games of all time still fresh in everyone’s mind, a quiz designed to engage non-disabled people in a light-hearted conversation about respect for disabled people revealed that a majority of non-disabled people had no problem using facilities ... Read More »
Actor and Comedian Richard Blackwood and ITV News Presenter Charlene White united to host the National Diversity Awards on September 16, 2016. Role models and charities were honoured nationwide at Friday’s ceremony at the breath-taking Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, rewarding Britain’s most inspirational people for their fight against inequality. Community heroes from across the UK gathered in the bustling city of ... Read More »
By Barney Cullum The verdict at the half-way point here in Brazil is that the Rio Games have delivered. Not my words, but the words of Paralympics GB’s top athletes. Many thought the Games might flounder due to slow ticket sales, reports of inadequate accommodation and other issues. However, swimming royalty Ellie Simmonds – who won her first Rio gold ... Read More »
As Olympic fever is upon us with Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games, overseas disability charity CBM is very excited to announce their sponsorship of the Rwandan women’s sitting volleyball team. This is ground breaking sponsorship, as it has enabled Rwanda to be the first African country to send a women’s team to the Paralympics. The team of 25 women ... Read More »
The countdown has begun to the Rehabilitation International (RI) World Congress opening ceremony in Edinburgh. This conference will be a unique opportunity to advocate the empowerment and inclusion of disabled people across the world. RI member organisations from over 100 countries will meet and debate issues with leaders from across the academic world, multi-national organisations and senior politicians from a ... Read More »
Five Para athletes have been shortlisted for the Allianz Athlete of the Month poll for June 2016, and the public are now invited to vote for their winner via www.paralympic.org. The nominations are: Gustavo Fernandez, ARG, wheelchair tennis The 22-year-old won his first Grand Slam singles title at Roland Garros, winning all of his matches in straight sets after beating ... Read More »
A Stirling housing development that saw its beloved greenhouse destroyed beyond repair by gale force winds last year has now installed a brand new model, thanks to generous donations of over £2000. Blackwood’s Broom Court development, which provides integrated accommodation for people with physical disabilities, held a special ribbon-cutting celebration followed by an afternoon tea party to mark the official ... Read More »
The Landscape Institute will host an event at the London Festival of Architecture using the cobbled space outside the Building Centre. This will be an interactive session to experience the space as a partially sighted or disabled person might use it and as a chance to look at how it works as an accessible public realm. Using ‘SimSpecs’ which simulate ... Read More »
Indian Music Maestro, Baluji Shrivastav, has received an OBE for his Services to the Music Industry in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours list. The honour comes in recognition of his work as a musician, instrumentalist and founder of Inner Vision Orchestra – the UK’s only blind orchestra. Described by The Times as a ‘virtuoso multi-instrumentalist’, Baluji Shrivastav is one of ... Read More »
Help for passengers with hidden disabilities who may require additional support Voluntary trial product of partnership with UK charities and OCS If successful, it could be adopted across the country’s transport network Gatwick Airport has launched a first-of-its-kind lanyard for passengers with hidden disabilities who may require additional support when travelling through the airport. The lanyard, which is entirely ... Read More »
New research released today (Thursday 12 May) highlights a clear need for sports providers to offer more local sport and recreational activity opportunities, which are accessible for people with dwarfism and restricted growth. The findings published in a new report by Dwarf Sports Association UK, aim to support providers and sports bodies to plan and deliver their activities better, so ... Read More »
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