Wheelchair users in the UK are being invited to join The Wheelchair Collective – the first national council of wheelchair users.   The initiative is being led by the Wheelchair Alliance, a community interest company that advocates for better wheelchair service provision, and will give wheelchair users with lived experience the power to influence how wheelchair services are designed, delivered and improved.   Backed by funding from the  RFU (Rugby Football Union) Injured Playe

Music venues in Hackney, London, are leading the way in becoming audio inclusive.   Developed by Marion Marincat, founder of Sownd Affects, audio inclusivity ensures venues and experiences are accessible and welcoming for people of all hearing abilities, including those who are noise sensitive.   "Becoming profoundly deaf at 26 completely reshaped my relationship with sound,” said Marion (pictured above left with  Ben Hancock, Managing Director of  Oscar Acoustics ) .   “Desp

Two Paralympic medallists are amongst the first six competitors selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. The athletes, from Para Alpine skiing, Para Snowboard and Para Nordic (Biathlon and Cross-country) disciplines, will feature in the British team at the Games which take place in Italy from March 6 to 15. Defending champion Neil Simpson (pictured above), who made history when he became the first British male athlete to

Live to Your Living Room kicks off 2026 on January 10 by welcoming the talented Oaken   to the stage.   Delivering an exciting repertoire of traditional folk favourites, as well as self-penned songs and arrangements, the performance will be full of stunning vocals and truly luscious four-part harmonies, delivered in Oaken’s friendly, authentic, and truly joyous style. The  capella quartet consisting of Emily Barden, Anna Tabbush, Camilo Menjura, and Dominic Stichbury came tog

Best of luck to LWD’s good friend Hari Budha Magar MBE who is set to be the first double-above-knee amputee to climb the highest peaks on the world’s seven continents. He is currently climbing Mt. Vinson in Antartica (4,892m) to complete the challenge and inspire others to climb their own mountains and conquer their dreams.  After climbing Mt Blanc (4,810m), Mt Kilimanjaro (5,895m) and becoming the world’s first double above-knee amputee to summit Mt. Everest (8,849m) in May

Model, actor and influencer Ellie Goldstein has been announced as a guest speaker at this year’s Naidex (National Accessibility, Inclusion & Disability Expo).   The UK’s biggest and most established event for the disability community will be on March 25 and 26 at the NEC in Birmingham, and Ellie is the first celebrity guest speaker to be announced.   Ellie has made history by being the first model with Down Syndrome to feature in huge campaigns with brands such as Gucci Beaut

A disabled author has raised more than £100,000 for charity through his series of popular children’s books. Brian Abram, a former cyclist from Halifax   who sustained a life-changing spinal cord injury in a devastating accident, raised the money for spinal injury charities through his self-published children’s book series,  The Adventures of Grandad Wheels! . Brian set himself the challenge of reaching £100,000 by Christmas 2025 and has proudly announced that he has surpassed

There is just one month to go to enter Living with Disability’s inaugural awards. The LWD Awards celebrate individuals and organisations who have made a significant impact within the disabled community. These awards seek to highlight the dedication, innovation, and compassion shown by those who go above and beyond to support, uplift, and inspire others. Each category recognises a unique contribution, ensuring that every effort—big or small—is acknowledged and appreciated. Nom

The red carpet is ready to be rolled out for the highly anticipated 21st Oska Bright Film Festival. The world’s leading festival for films made by, or featuring, people with learning disabilities or autism returns to the big screen in March 2026. Founded in 2004 by a group of learning-disabled filmmakers frustrated at having nowhere to show their work, the BAFTA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival has grown from a one-day celebration event to seven days of screenings. The up

A landmark new football stadium for Premier League side Everton FC is setting a new high standard for accessible club stadiums in the UK. The Hill Dickinson Stadium has set a new benchmark in inclusive design, ensuring fans of all abilities can participate fully in the matchday experience. Set on Liverpool’s waterfront at Bramley-Moore Dock, the stadium opened at the start of the current football season, accommodating 52,888 ‘Toffees’ fans and offering uninterrupted views of

Registration for Naidex (National Accessibility, Inclusion & Disability Expo) 2026 has opened.   The UK’s biggest and most established event for the disability community will be on March 25 and 26 at the NEC in Birmingham, bringing together the disability and accessibility community, healthcare professionals, and innovators for two days of inspiration and change. With content, products and features covering mobility, employment and work, health & well-being, independent livin

Para equestrian Stephanie Quintrell has her sights set on a world’s first. Supported by five other fearless women, Stephanie will ride for up to nine hours a day from Argentina to Chile, ascending and descending up to 4,400m of difficult terrain across the Andes. She hopes her challenging ‘Ride to Independence’ will inspire others to go and have their own adventures and to show the ‘impossible can be possible’. Six years ago, Stephanie experienced a sudden and severe neurolog

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its first annual benchmarking report on train and station operators’ delivery of passenger assistance.  The findings highlight that while passengers are generally satisfied with the standard of assistance when it is delivered, delivery itself can be unreliable with 11% of passengers reporting that they received none of the assistance they booked in 2024/25.  ORR assessed 14 train operators plus Network Rail for their reliability

Research has shown road crossings need to slow down to allow people with mobility issues and older pedestrians enough time to use them. The  time interval of crossings in the UK is more than two seconds shorter than people with reduced mobility need, according to a new study by researchers at the Universities of Bath, Birmingham and Exeter. L ed by Dr Max Western from the University of Bath Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change, the study found that just 1.5% of older ad

A theatre company which is all-inclusive regardless of disability, race, or gender, is to stage Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. First performed at the Actors Church Covent Garden in 2022, and adapted by acclaimed writer Alfie James, the classic story about the miserly old moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge will be staged by Dramaiocht Productions at Chelsea Theatre in London from December 17 to 19. Founded by Mark Beer (pictured above) , Dramaiocht Productions is one of the f

A Riding for the Disabled group is one of 20 grassroots sports clubs which have been given a funding boost by Fibrus's Play It Forward Fund   The funding scheme provides grants of up to £1,000 to help children’s sports clubs across Northern Ireland and Cumbria to buy equipment, kits or improve facilities.    Carlisle Riding for the Disabled, based at Blackdyke Riding School,   is part of a national charity that has been providing riding lessons to disabled children and adults

One of the world’s leading tourism and leisure groups is continuing its commitment to accessible and inclusive holidays by introducing three additional sensory rooms to support neurodivergent guests and their families.    The new sensory rooms will be added to the TUI BLUE portfolio in summer 2026.   They will open at TUI BLUE Tropical and TUI BLUE Palm Garden in  Türkiye , as well as TUI BLUE Aeneas Resort in Cyprus. This expansion follows the success of the first two sensor

Multi-record-breaking adaptive adventurer Darren Edwards is attempting a new world record by completing the longest sit-ski expedition in the history of polar exploration. Paralysed from the chest down and operating at the absolute limit of what is possible for someone with a high-level Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Darren’s epic attempt to reach the South Pole will see him sit-ski 222 kilometres in just 20 days in -30-degree temperatures during December. Currently, the furthest

EDGA (European Disabled Golf Association) has released a 30-minute documentary film showcasing the transformative impact of golf for individuals with disability. Featuring real stories, global voices, and a message of true inclusion in golf the film, ‘You Can’, is narrated by multiple major champion Pádraig Harrington and celebrates the diversity of the global G4D (Golf for the Disabled) community. Among those featured are: • Issa Nlareb, a double-leg amputee from Cameroon •

National charity Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) has praised the iconic ITV soap saga Coronation Street for depicting one of the characters sustaining a spinal cord injury. On the show Tyrone, played by Alan Halsall, was left with a spinal cord injury that threatened to leave him paralysed from the waist down following a hit and run car accident. Carol Adcock, a specialist nurse from SIA, has been providing insight from a clinical perspective, informing the writers from the