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Many inner city estates and tower blocks, built of concrete in an era of misplaced modernist optimism in the 160s and 70s, are now a major source of urban blight. That is why a lot of councils are seeking to transform them by rebuilding some parts altogether. However, in tackling the issues of ageing, concrete…

A disabled woman has told her story about how going on holiday abroad for a week is not a simple thing to do for her and her family, with just seven days away once leaving her in agony for several months. Punteha van Terheyden told Metro that she no longer wants to be trapped by…

Being able to carry out tasks in the kitchen safely and effectively is one of the cornerstones of independent living. Many of us take these skills for granted, as we learned them at an early age and do them automatically. However, for elderly and disabled people who wish to remain in their own homes, the…

Two comedy fans and wheelchair users are working with the organisers of Leicester Comedy Festival to improve access, the BBC reports. Alice Evans and Lucy Wood, who host the lABLEd podcast which tackles the issues faced by disabled people, booked tickets for the gig last year, which had no prior warnings about stairs only access.…

Following several delays, the UK Government’s National Disability Strategy was published in July 2021, but it has now been ruled unlawful by the High Court due to its failure to properly consult disabled people.

The news in Berkshire and elsewhere is invariably full of stories of new housing developments, as well as other reports about how some proposed developments are the subject of opposition and may not go ahead.

The new Disability Access Service (DAS) Advance, which was launched at DisneyWorld earlier this autumn, enables guests to register their schedule from two to 30 days before their visit.

We look at new year’s resolutions that should be implemented in the UK that would really help disabled people over the next year.

Ever since Stephan Farffler designed the first self-propelling wheelchair in 1655, accessible travel has been evolving in a range of different directions

A plan to build 200 council homes on the site of a former school in Brighton has been approved, amid calls for the number of fully-wheelchair accessible houses to be increased.