The Wheelchair Alliance has announced the Rt Honourable Lord Philip Hunt of Kings Heath OBE as its latest patron.   Lord Hunt has signed up for the honorary role to help Alliance in its drive to improve the lives of wheelchair users across the UK.   Having previously served in a number of ministerial positions including Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Minister of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and as a minister in the Department of Health, Lord

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has made it mandatory for all rail operators to assess redress claims from passengers whose booked assistance failed, on a case-by-case basis. The change is detailed in an update to the regulator’s Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) Guidance. Redress is a way that operators can seek to put things right for a passenger where they have failed to deliver booked assistance. It is not always or necessarily a form of financial compensation. It could be

A new deafblind research centre at Birmingham City University (BCU) has opened. The Deafblind UK Education and Research Centre will connect researchers, practitioners, and people living with deafblindness, to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the condition. “This centre is the first of its kind in the UK and it wouldn’t have been possible without our partnership with BCU,” said Nikki Morris, CEO of Deafblind UK. “BCU is a university that is making a difference to thos

Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without a spine-tingling tale or two.   So, close the curtains, light the candles, and settle in on October 30 for some wickedly good stories presented by Live to Your Living Room.   In this captivating one-person show, A Pleasing Terror, actor and writer Robert Lloyd Parry  retells two of  M R James’  haunting ghost stories -  Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book  and  The Mezzotint.   This very special candle-lit performance will make your hair stand