Cookfulness: 12 Steps to finding joy in cooking
Our regular columnist Ian Taverner, aka Mr Cookfulness, has started a cooking revolution that aims to bring the joy of cooking to everyone and he recently shared his 12 steps to help you...
British Sign Language in schools
It is Sign Language Week in the UK on 13-19 March. This week is always celebrated in March to commemorate the first time British Sign Language (BSL) was acknowledged as a language in its...
Adaptista and Adaptive Fashion
Ever dreamed of pursuing your dream of being a fashion designer? Last issue (Feb/Mar 23) we caught up with Maria O'Sullivan-Abeyratne, founder of inclusive online retailer Adaptista By...
Disabled creators
This Christmas we want to support the talented community of disabled creators by showcasing their amazing work and highlighting some great gift ideas that could help you out this festive season. Shopping for family and friends can be a stressful time, finding that...
The Autism Friendly Cookbook
Lydia Wilkins is getting ready for the launch of her first cookbook. Featuring recipes from over 30 autistic people, The Autism Friendly Cookbook will be released on 21 November, and Lydia...
Sunflower Lanyards
In PosAbility's Oct/Nov issue Celestine Fraser explored how the Sunflower Lanyard is making life more accessible for people with invisible disabilities The word access draws many different images for people. Some people see ramps, wheelchairs, and Changing Places...
Future Voices: Emily Nicole Roberts
Emily Nicole Roberts lives with cerebral palsy. She is a wheelchair user and disability activist from Swansea, South Wales and her main aim is to change lives by sharing videos of hers on...
Samantha Renke publishes debut book
Samantha Renke is not only one of PosAbility’s beloved longstanding columnists: she is also a successful media personality, presenter, actor, speaker, and inclusion and equality consultant,...
A Sign of Inclusion: London’s first BSL cafe
Celestine Fraser takes a visit to London's first sign language café welcoming everyone to enjoy a coffee, learn a little BSL, and encourage communication between D/deaf and hearing...
Evenbreak’s Career Hive
Find out more about the careers service designed by and for disabled people Evenbreak is an accessible job board where disabled people can find roles with companies who are proactively...
Scope launches Disability Equality Awards
Scope has launched its Disability Equality Awards to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of individuals, community groups, businesses and role models, who are all playing a part in...
Meet graphic designer Jenny McGibbon
Jenny McGibbon is a Glasgow-based graphic designer who lives with ME/CFS. In 2017 she started a blog when she was taking a year out from studying at university, just to keep herself busy....
First ever Braille front page distributed in London
The first Braille cover on a nationally distributed newspaper hit the streets today, a collaboration between the Royal National Institute of Blind People and the Metro newspaper. 15,000...
Inhospitable Environmentalism
Disabled people are frequently excluded from environmentalism, both as people who can affect change and who are disproportionately affected by it. Sophie Buck breaks down the profound...
Euan’s Guide Access Survey 2021
Have your say and take part today in the Euan’s Guide Access Survey The Euan’s Guide Access Survey is the UK’s largest and longest running survey of its kind and they are delighted it has...
An unprecedented pause for ME/CFS guidelines
Patient advocate Sally Callow, explores the implications of the delay of the revised NICE guidelines being published in relation to treating patients living with ME/CFS On the 20 September...
The power of the review
Euan's Guide is a disabled review site that encourages first-hand reviews from disabled people who have visited tourist attractions, cafes, restaurants and much more. These reviews are incredibly valuable to the disabled community and Euan's Guide want to encourage...
Exclusive Cookfulness recipe
Ian Taverner is the author of Cookfulness, the cookbook designed for those living with chronic illness and pain. Every issue Ian will be contributing a delicious new recipe, complete with...
Unhidden Clothing
Meet Unhidden, the new adaptive clothing brand created by Victoria Jenkins to offer disabled people classic, timeless pieces for stylish everyday living The fashion industry is not...
Avanti West Coast launches forum for disabled travellers
Avanti West Coast has become the first UK train operator to provide disabled customers with a dedicated social media forum, connecting them with other disabled passengers and directly to...
Six Instagrammers living with MS you should follow today
This week is MS Awareness Week, and it wouldn't hurt for us to be a little more aware of some great MS bloggers? We've put together a very short and not at all comprehensive list of some...
The Academy for Disabled Journalists
Do you have a burning passion to write and report on topical events, to uncover truths and pursue stories to share with the world? Then perhaps a career in journalism is what you seek, and...
Euan’s Guide share accessible cooking tips
Euan’s Guide share some top accessible cooking tips to help you to discover your inner chef At Euan’s Guide, we’re all about getting out and about, especially when it involves a bite to...
Use Your Voice
Whether it’s leading a discussion with social work students about how to support someone in crisis or sharing our story as part of a campaign, there are lots of ways we can use our...
Sia’s directorial debut Music panned for being patronising and ableist
[Content warning: this article discusses ableism against autistic people at length, prone restraint, and features images of an actor playing a caricature of an autistic person] Music, the...
Pancake Day!
Tomorrow is Pancake Day (16 Feb) and it is a great excuse for indulging in delicious pancakes and for getting the kids in the kitchen for a bit of fun. There is nothing more delicious than...
Future Voices – Zan Godden
Future Voices is a regular column in PosAbility Magazine, where we encourage young disabled people to speak their mind on the things that matter to them. If you'd like to contribute to the...
Nike reveal new hands-free trainers
Nike has announced the release of their new GO FlyEase trainer, which sports accessible hands-free technology. Originally envisioned by the company's designers to better support disabled...
2020: A Year In Review
This article originally appeared in the December/January 20/21 issue of PosAbility Magazine, and all information was accurate at the time of writing to both the best of our knowledge and...
PosAbility wins Specialist Magazine of the Year
We are delighted to announce that PosAbility Magazine was awarded the accolade of Specialist Magazine of the Year at the PPA Scottish Magazine Awards 2020 on Thursday 3 Dec. Fighting off...
Let’s talk about toilets!
This article originally appeared in the October/November issue of PosAbility Magazine. To read more articles like this one, subscribe here! The latest instalment from disabled access review...
Halloween 2020 – Haunting at Home
Happy Halloween, Pos readers! We know the spookiest time of the year won't be the same with the global pandemic around, but in our October/November issue, we published this article with...
Shaw Trust announces 2020 Power 100
In a glitzy virtual ceremony, the Shaw Trust today announced this year's Power 100, with some familiar faces making the list. Published annually, the Power 100 lists the 100 most...
Wouldn’t Change A Thing release fantastic first single
Charity Wouldn't Change A Thing, who campaign to create a more inclusive world for people who live with Down's syndrome, have celebrated Down's Syndrome Awareness Month with the release of...
Great British Bake Off cast announced
This year's contestants for the Great British Bake Off have been formally introduced to their audience - and the cast of lovable characters includes a baker who uses a prosthetic leg! The...
The Staying Inn
With new restrictions coming back into play today across the nation, it feels like we are retreating back into lockdown. However, we shouldn't let this get us down, because one positive to...
Monique Dior Jarrett: An Empowering Woman
Monique Dior Jarrett is a model, a national and international wheelchair dance champion and co-director of an arts-based company called TripleC. She has graced the cover of Grazia, worked...
Potential Positives
Last issue Mik Scarlet explored the possible positives to come out of lockdown, as the country's employers realise that home working is a realistic option. I came up with the concept for...
MS Awareness Week 2020
It is MS Awareness Week from 20-26 April this year. To help raise awareness of this condition and educate others on what it is like living with multiple sclerosis we decided to join the...
Non-Executive Director Network
Sport England and UK Sport are keen to engage a new cohort of potential non-executive directors with the ambition, commitment and transferable skills to contribute to the sport industry by joining the Board of one of our funded partners. We believe that the...
Pitching to PosAbility
Pitching is not a difficult thing to do, but it's tricky to master the balance of giving just the right amount of information to get someone interested in what you're pitching. Recently, we...
Get Fit Fun
The gym is not fun and no-one truly likes going. Now we’ve admitted this to ourselves, let’s get fit and have fun along the way. This article originally appeared in the December/January...
New Year, New You
Every year we make the same resolutions: lose weight, quit smoking, learn to ride a bike; it’s all the same rubbish and we never stick to it. Take a little time before 2020 rears its ugly...
2019: A Year In Review
So much has happened this year, hasn’t it? Except Brexit, which was supposed to happen three times, and did not happen three times. Did anything else happen? Honestly, we’re trying to...
Accessing Veganism
This article was originally published in the October/November issue of PosAbility. If you'd like to read more like this, consider subscribing to PosAbility Magazine. By Katie Campbell...
Video Games: For the Players
Video games are a means of pure escapism, but that doesn’t mean that disabled people shouldn’t be represented too. Here's some of our favourite video game characters who just happen to be...
Invasive Incompetence – Sam Renke on Cervical Smear Tests
Regular columnist Sam Renke highlights the need for better provision for disabled women attending a routine cervical smear test. Cancer Research UK reported 3,192 new cases of cervical...
The Rise of The Wee Baker
This article originally appeared in the August/September edition of PosAbility Magazine The Wee Baker. Baking isn’t just a means to get delicious cake. For some, it’s a life-changing form...
Baking Queen
Great British Bake Off. We speak to Great British Bake Off semi-finalist Briony Williams about her time on the show, Christmas bakes, and her little hand. By Katie Campbell This article...
I’m a Barbie Girl
PosAbility columnist Sam Renke delights at discovering that Barbie is now available with different impairments, skin tones and body shapes. I have to admit I became very excited when I...
