Disability Horizons

25/12/2023

✨ MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ✨

We want to wish everyone who has followed and supported Crip Life™ this year a very Merry Christmas and we hope you have a fun, safe and joyful day! 🎄🎅🦌🎁💝

Check out our festive content, filled with advice, guides and relevant stories from the disability community - https://criplife.co.uk/tag/christmas/

08/12/2023

A reminder that the magazine has closed but the shop.disabilityhorizons.com remains open. (I had a customer worried that he was not going to receive an order! We packed 23 today!) - Shop Manager, Duncan

01/12/2023

🌍 10 Disabled Climate Activists Around The World 🌎

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to society globally – with soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, air pollution and more frequent and deadly natural disasters. Many individuals, organisations and scientific experts are continuously raising awareness of the dangers and campaigning for a greener future. This includes disabled climate activists!

It is usually assumed that disabled people can only campaign on one thing – disability rights. That is not true. People with disabilities and health conditions are just as passionate about looking after the environment and saving the planet as everybody else.

In many cases, they are even more determined to tackle the climate crisis because global warming can have an even bigger impact on the disability community. This is known as the intersection of climate and disability.

Here are 10 disabled climate activists from around the world who are doing incredible things to help save the planet:

1. Daphne Frias
2. Alex Ghenis
3. Kera Sherwood-O’Regan
4. Jason Boberg
5. Pauline Castres
6. Carlos Kaiser
7. Harriet Larrington-Spencer
8. Umesh Balal Magar
9. Ananya Rao-Middleton
10. Áine Kelly-Costello

Of course, this is only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of disabled climate activists around the world. There are so many more disabled people from different countries, ethnicities, age groups, genders, religions, sexualities and cultures, all fighting for a cleaner, greener, safer and inclusive environment for all.

Read the full article here - https://criplife.co.uk/10-disabled-climate-activists-around-the-world/

01/05/2023

⭐LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY on the possible increase to fares.⭐

Transport for London wants to hear from people and those with health conditions about how it might impact you, especially if you rely on taxis to live your day-to-day life.

by taking the - your could change the outcome.
Take the survey: https://bit.ly/TfLTaxiFaresSurvey
There are accessible versions of the survey, including an Easy Read document and BSL video - https://bit.ly/AccessibleTaxiFaresSurvey

You can also find out more information about the changes by reading our article: http://bit.ly/3XmWlhA

[Image caption: a black cab driving on a road in London with other taxis, cars and buses behind it. White words on a red background at the top say 'Last chance to have your say on possible London taxi fare increases'. There is a drawing of a white megaphone in the top right-hand corner.]

16/04/2023

Stelios Award Winners Now Part Of Sir Stelios’ easy Family Of Brands | Disability Horizons

The Stelios Awards is an event that gives grant money to disabled entrepreneurs in the UK. As well as awarding cash prizes, some winners have also become part of Sir Stelios’ easy family of brands.

15/04/2023

Showcasing Previous Stelios Award Winners 2022 | Disability Horizons

The Stelios Awards are in their fifteenth year. This year, three businesses all with disabled entrepreneurs at the helm will share prizes worth £100K. Here, we showcase the amazing award winners from 2022.

14/04/2023

The latest newsletter from the shop, MEGA deal on Freshwipes and the new no water no rinse hair wash shower cap!

During Naidex (which went really well, I hope you went and enjoyed it!), I found a new product from FreshWipes, a no-rinse shower cap. You can (optionally) warm it in the microwave, put it over your hair, massage it for 3 minutes, and then towel dry your new clean hair. It's useful anywhere you can'...

14/04/2023

Katie Ellis: Designer Of The Able Label Adaptive Clothing Range | Disability Horizons Shop

We speak to The Able Label founder – Katie Ellis – about her career in the fashion industry and how her Grandmother’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis inspired her to design stylish and functional adaptive clothing.

13/04/2023

Extra Large Key Fob Review | Disability Horizons Shop

A review of the extra large key fob sold on the Disability Horizons shop. A light and convenient way of securing keys.

12/04/2023

Why The Tipsi Tray Is The Best One-Handed No Spill Tray | Disability Horizons Shop

We share everything you need to know about the Tipsi Tray and how it is the best single-handed product for disabled people on the market.

11/04/2023

Caron Mcluckie: Designer Of The Bealies Wheelchair Joggers | Disability Horizons Shop

We speak to Caron Mcluckie, the designer of the Bealies wheelchair joggers, adaptive clothing inspired by her disabled son.

10/04/2023

Buckingham Coolhand Review

The Buckingham Coolhand. A review of a handy kitchen gadget to make getting plates out of the microwave easier.