Designability receives £54,000 grant to continue to provide free powered wheelchairs to children
National charity Designability has received a grant of £54,000 from Somerset Masons and in June,…
Newlife launches Christmas appeal to fund play therapy equipment for disabled children
National disabled children’s charity Newlife has launched a Christmas appeal called Give the Gift of…
Google opens new Accessibility Discovery Centre in consultation with UK charities
Google, in consultation with local partners, has opened a new Accessibility Discovery Centre in London,…
NRS Healthcare partners with rehabilitation charity for veterans with limb injuries
Independent living aids manufacturer NRS Healthcare has announced its partnership with a charity providing support…
Disability Equality Scotland launches new access panel to promote accessibility in the north-east
Disability charity Disability Equality Scotland held a webinar yesterday to look for new members to…
New report finds that nearly half of disabled benefits claimants are in poverty
Decades of reforms and political promises have failed to help disabled people, with 42 per…
Whizz-Kidz boss Ruth Owen OBE to join Leonard Cheshire as new CEO in 2021
After 16 years as the CEO of disabled children’s charity Whizz-Kidz, Ruth Owen OBE has…
9 out of 10 of England’s biggest councils failing to meet website accessibility regulations
New research from national disability charity Scope has found that millions of disabled people could…
Comment: Leonard Cheshire Director welcomes Job Support Scheme but warns of “major jobs crisis”
On 24 September, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a new plan aimed at reducing further unemployment…
67 percent of councils have disabled residents waiting more than one year for vital home adaptations, new research finds
Disabled people are sometimes waiting more than two years after council approval for vital adaptations…