Got a need for speed? Then check out this record-breaking mobility scooter!
David Anderson and Mathew Hine’s adapted Days Strider scooter smashed the previous 82mph record held by Klaus Petersen by reaching a tarmac-eating 107.6mph. Read More
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Disabled people to face more home truths
“Right to buy” is to be extended to housing association tenants and only last week the prime minster announced plans to demolish up to 100 so-called “sink estates.” Read More
Research reveals public transport failing disabled
A new report by Whizz-Kidz (PDF), the disabled children’s charity, has revealed just how life-limiting the failure to provide accessible transport can be. Read More
Winter Motoring Checklist
Driving in winter can be frightening and dangerous, especially when snow, ice and floods are involved. Read More
Is technology wearing down the definition of disability?
Earlier this year the American business magazine Fortune put forward an interesting proposition: is the rapid advance of wearable technologies changing the definition of what it means to be disabled? Read More
Fish Insurance takes silver at the Wheelchair Rugby Experience
It’s dubbed ‘murderball’ thanks to its high-speed, full contact metal-on-metal aggression, and it was recently described by The Mayor of London as “one of the most terrifying and exhilarating sports on the planet.” Read More
Even MPs wrongly believe European Health Card is alternative to travel insurance
A survey by the Association of British Travel Agents has revealed that confusion over the benefits offered by the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). Read More
Julie Rogers: Getting the best from my prosthesis
In the final instalment of our series of blogs with Julie, she tells us how she gets the very best from her prosthesis. Read More
When seeing is believing leads to discrimination
Seeing is believing, the old saying goes. So where does that leave people with “invisible disabilities.” Frequently stigmatised and discriminated against is the sad answer. Read More
Choosing the right wheelchair for dance sport
We recently caught up with Paula Moulton, otherwise known as one half of award winning wheelchair dance duo Strictly Wheels, to get her top tips Read More
