Mark and Lard return to the Live to your Living Room stage on May 26 for the last ever show of their sell out come back tour Carry On: An Audience with Mark and Lard! Expect lots of stories from the cheeky chaps Mark Radcliffe and Marc ‘Lard’ Riley about their time at BBC Radio 1 and, of course, all your favourite catchphrases! Best known for their legendary shows on Radio 1, which introduced the UK to Fat Harry White, The Shirehorses, and segments like Beat the Clock and D

Congratulations to Katie Michaels, the founder of Moti Me, who has won LWD’s Innovation Award. Moti Me combines physiotherapy principles with interactive play to encourage children with additional needs to move, reach, and explore. Using animal characters, colourful lights and dozens of mini games to develop movement and build strength and mobility, 27-year-old Katie has set out to reimagine how therapeutic movement could be delivered in a fun way. Successfully tested by mo

Disability Arts Online (DAO) has announced the appointment of disabled and neurodivergent theatre-maker, playwright and social justice activist, Kate Lovell, as its first Artistic Director. DAO is a UK-based charitable arts organisation led by disabled people and has been an Arts Council England national portfolio organisation since 2018. It occupies a unique global position with its website showcasing disability arts content, digital art gallery dis place, artist development

Coinciding with her latest amazing fundraising achievement Mary Lamb has been awarded LWD’s Fundraising Hero Award. The amazing 67-year-old has just completed the Trans Pennine Trail in her wheelchair. Accompanied by her assistance dog, Sheldon, she successfully negotiated the 215-mile coast-to-coast journey in nine days. Mary, who became so depressed by her disability that she could not leave her home, has raised more than £50,000 for Dogs for Good, after the charity matched

Up to 50 people with disabilities are to get the chance to soar the skies of South Yorkshire. Thanks to a partnership between Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Aerobility, a charity making aviation more accessible, disabled people will be able to apply for introductory flights in a specially adapted light aircraft between May 26 and 29. For more than 30 years, the charity has provided accessible aviation activities to disabled people with physical impairments, sensory impai

Congratulations to Richard Whitehead MBE for breaking his own world marathon record for athletes with bilateral knee amputations. The Paralympic gold medallist and global champion for diversity and inclusion crossed the finish line of the Wizz Air Milano Marathon in 2:40:47, breaking his previous record, set at the Chicago Marathon in 2024. Richard’s achievement comes on the heels of a successful 2025, during which he completed 20 marathons across the globe. Now, just a few m

The latest issue of Living with Disability is now available online. With inspiring stories of personal challenges and triumphs, opportunities to get involved in sport, accessible events and travel, new innovations and employment and education initiatives, there’s something for everyone. Including a profile of the winners in all seven categories of the LWD Awards. “I would like to thank all the individuals, charities and organisations that entered as they all worthy of acclaim

World-class G4D golfers and amateur players are to take part in a unique, inclusive celebration of the game. The Kipp Popert Invitational on May 11 will feature 18 teams, each made up of three amateur golfers paired with a world-leading G4D player. Competitors will travel from nine countries, including Cameroon, South Africa, USA, Canada, Spain, and Ireland, reflecting the truly international reach of the disability golf community. Set up by the World Number 1 Disability Golf

Naidex is one of the most inspiring, engaging, and insightful events for the disability community. This year’s 265 exhibitors, impressive conference programme and live performances delivered impact at every turn. More than 2,000 visitors flocked to Naidex in Birmingham and the excitement is already building for 2027. But you don’t have to wait until next year. Organisers of the show have announced the first-ever Naidex Roadshow. Naidex Roadshow South will take place at the Fa

Thanks to funding from the charity Caudwell Children a specialist trike has improved the quality of life for a five-year-old Worcestershire boy born prematurely. Cooper Bower-Daglish was born at just 25 weeks’ gestation, weighing a tiny 860g. The youngster suffered bleeds on his brain and spent four and half months on a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). He now lives with cerebral palsy, visual impairment, global developmental delay, and is autistic. “Cooper had such

Two traditionally rigged tall ships crewed by a rotating team of 70 wounded, injured and sick (WIS) veterans and serving personnel have reached the halfway mark of an epic 2,000-mile journey around the UK. Arriving at Wick, on the northeast coast of Scotland, the ships, Spirit of Falmouth and Pellew, have covered 1,000 miles in 48 days. Over the course of the Full Circle expedition so far, the crews have contended with severe weather from Storm Dave, overnight passages and th

Leading disabled access charity Euan’s Guide is celebrating a major milestone in its national Safer Toilets campaign. The award-winning charity that runs the UK’s leading disabled access review website, set up by Euan MacDonald MBE and Kiki MacDonald OBE, has announced that it has distributed 200,000 Red Cord Cards. The achievement marks a significant step forward in ensuring that accessible toilets across the UK are safe and functional for disabled people thanks to the red e

The UK and Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services has launched a supported internship programme. Alstom is supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) through real workplace experience with structured support through its new ASPIRE scheme. ASPIRE provides the opportunity to achieve sustained, paid employment by equipping individuals with the skills they need through hands-on learning at the company’s historic Derby Litch

Golfers of all levels with a disability will have the opportunity to take part in a series of taster sessions at the Home of Golf ahead of the 2026 PING Scottish Open for Golfers with a Disability. St Andrews Links Trust and Scottish Golf will host a dedicated day of activities to encourage wider participation in golf on April 29, which coincides with the championship’s practice day. The schedule of free ‘Give it a Go’ sessions include community coaching at the Golf Acad

Absolutely Karting has become one of the UK’s most accessible karting venues thanks to a £17,000 grant from Wooden Spoon, a charity dedicated to transforming the lives of children and young people. The funding has enabled Absolutely Together, the Berkshire based charity behind Absolutely Karting, to install a new disabled toilet and purchase a specialist hoist, supporting those with physical needs to safely access the track and adapted go karts. The accessibility upgrades

Para athletes from across the globe have travelled to Sheffield to compete in the inaugural Cue-10 Para World Snooker Championship. The landmark international event celebrating elite disability snooker has been created by Stephen Harrison MBE (pictured above), whose snooker academy has been creating safe, inclusive and empowering opportunities for people with disabilities through snooker for more than two decades. The Academy now supports more than 250 weekly members and

More disabled children are being offered parity of access to music-making in Whole Class music lessons following The OHMI Trust’s successful application for Arts Council England funding. The £48,137 grant will enable the charity to bring the OHMI Music-Makers Whole Class programme to a further three areas of England schools via the Derby & Derbyshire Music Service, the Entrust Music Service in Staffordshire and Hounslow Music Service. The funding also secures the deliver

Thumbs up to the London Borough of Ealing for announcing a range of accessibility support that will be available on polling day for the local council election. Designed to help residents in the borough vote independently and maintain their secrecy, measures for May 7 include wheelchair accessible polling stations, low level booths, privacy area for photo ID checks and specialist support for the visually impaired and deaf voters. Audio descriptions of ballot papers, for each o

The national inclusive sports event Parallel Windsor will take place on July 5 this year. Entries are now open to run, walk, wander, push or pull along Windsor Great Park’s stunning Long Mile, and organisers have announced that there will be free accessible shuttles to get there from local train stations. Designed for people to start together but finish whenever, Parallel’s flagship event aims to challenge everyone to get moving by taking part in a range of multiple runn

The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded funding from a £6.7 million pot to an up-and-coming researcher from Bangor University who is investigating why people stutter. Dr Charlie Wiltshire’s pioneering neuroscience research, which combines advanced brain imaging with detailed behavioural analysis, aims to better understand the causes of stuttering and inform future treatment options. Though developmental stuttering affects millions worldwide, its biological basis rema