Stories

In this episode of our podcast The Disability Download, Selina Mills chats to disability rights campaigner Judy Heumann about writing her memoir, International Women’s Day and her new documentary film on Netflix: Crip Camp.

It's officially a year to go until Tokyo 2020. To mark the countdown, we chat to our Ambassador and Paralympian Olivia Breen at the Superhero Series Triathlon in Windsor, and also Paralympian Judoko Christopher Skelley, and Cecilia Kumar, the Head of...

As London Fashion Week 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to take the time to showcase some of the emerging talent that is working to make the fashion and beauty industry more inclusive and diverse. In the latest episode of our podcast, The Disability...

In this episode of our podcast, The Disability Download, Cathy chats to award-winning journalist and campaigner, Frances Ryan. Frances published her book ‘Crippled: Austerity and the demonization of disabled people’ in 2019. She chats about austerity...

Through the Get On Board campaign, we’re calling for a new law to make all rail travel in Britain accessible by 2030. Here’s why we’re campaigning for #TrainsForAll.

Each year, we team up with the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation to run a competition for disabled entrepreneurs to win funding for their businesses from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. In 2019, 10 entrepreneurs won prizes ranging from £5...

From the Paralympics to new tech — our Director of Assistive Technology Steve Tyler explains what we're looking forward to in 2020.

In this episode of our The Disability Download podcast, we’re talking all things assistive tech. Listen to our Director of Assistive Technology, Steve Tyler, tell us about the latest developments in technology, while tech blogger Glen Turner chats...

We've had a brilliant 2019! To celebrate here are just five of our favourite fundraising moments.

Hannah is disabled and uses a powerchair. She tells us about her experience of using trains and why having to pre-book assistance and having to manoeuvre her powerchair into a wheelchair space can make travelling by train so stressful.