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Rob wins Power 100 award for second year!
We are proud to be able to share that our director, Rob Smith, was announced as one of the most influential people with a disability in the UK at a reception at the House of Lords on Tuesday 8th October. For the second year running, Rob has been awarded a place on the ShawTrust Power ... Read more
Putting The “Aid” In Homemade
Bedbaths & Beyond So here we are: 2019 and 14 years down the spinal cord injury line. Where does the time go?! It feels like only yesterday when I was lying helplessly in my bed in HDU, being rolled from side to side as the nurses bed bathed me and I wondered to myself why ... Read more
Asking Your Questions: Is Goal Setting Important?
We asked you is goal setting important? - Alex Turley got in touch to share her throughts on the matter and how it helps her to achieve.
Asking Your Questions: How can I get involved in sport/ exercise with a disability?
Time for the penultimate article of our Asking Your Questions series on getting involved in sport! If you’ve been hibernating for the last few months you can check out the first six on our news page! Time for Question #7… How can I get involved in sport/ exercise with a disability? You guys are clearly ... Read more
Asking Your Questions: Where can I exercise with a disability?
We’re still going strong with our Asking Your Questions series – this time the topic is exercise with a disability. You can check out the first five on our news page! Time for Question #6… Where can I exercise with a disability? Once again we were overwhelmed with responses – here are just a few! ... Read more
Asking your Questions: What does independence mean to you?
We’re still going strong with our Asking Your Questions series. If you’ve missed the first few why not check them out? We’ve asked: ‘Why is rehab/ exercise important after injury?’, ‘When should rehab begin after stroke?’ And ‘What does sport mean to you?’ As we dive headfirst into the Christmas shopping season, with back-to-gym January ... Read more
Asking your Questions: What Does Sport Mean to You?
If you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground, you’ll know all about our #AskingYourQuestions series. We’ve had a couple of weeks off from this series due to some serious excitement at Active Hands: you can read about it here! We’ve already asked ‘Why is Rehab/ Exercise Important After Injury’ & ‘When Should Rehab Begin ... Read more
The Disability Unemployability Conspiracy (Part 5)
Well we made it, the final Monday of disability employment awareness month. And if you weren’t aware of it beforehand, after five blog entries of me prattling on about it, you sure as s*** must be by now! We’ve heard from several different people, offering varying different opinions and perspectives on not only looking for ... Read more
The Disability Unemployability Conspiracy (Part 4)
So here we are, nuzzled comfortably into the ample bosom of the 4th week of disability awareness month. This week I talk to Shaun who, after three and a half decades in a wheelchair, knows all the ins and outs of life after spinal injury, including the ups and downs of seeking employment. This is ... Read more
The Disability Unemployability Conspiracy (Part 3)
Hello and welcome back! In our 3rd week of disability employment awareness month, I talk to Jamie, a young man whose enthusiasm for getting back to the career he loved quickly became a nightmare, which saw him fighting numerous battles everyday just to keep his job. This is his story… Jamie Year of injury & ... Read more