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Activity Alliance in call to improve opportunities in sport
December 12, 2021
Ian Streets
The leading voice in the UK for disabled people in sport and activity marked International Day for Disabled People (IDDP) with a call to make 2022 a year of creating…
Read moreAll-electric transition must connect with disabled drivers
December 5, 2021
Ian Streets
As we motor towards a future of electric cars replacing petrol and diesel, charging points and associated infrastructure are appearing in car parks, on forecourts and outside offices. We’ve also…
Read moreAccessibility starts at home for landlords and tenants
November 30, 2021
Ian Streets
As we assess the ease of use of a variety of environments from shops and offices to factories and football grounds the point is certainly not lost on us that…
Read moreLockdown highlights benefits of captioned performances
November 17, 2021
Ian Streets
Research conducted to mark Caption Awareness Week has found that two-thirds of the public sometimes find it difficult to hear what is happening when watching TV or live performances. The…
Read moreNorthern unveils gaming solution to improve access to travel
October 11, 2021
Ian Streets
A rail company has announced the development of a new “Serious Game” Virtual Reality Simulation to support disabled people to better access travel. Northern says the technology is the first…
Read moreAccessible studio opens up the world of music
October 5, 2021
Ian Streets
A charity which is dedicated to helping young people gain access to the joys of music has opened a studio which musicians to practise and perform their work. BBC Online…
Read moreCourt backs parents in BSL discrimination claim
September 27, 2021
Ian Streets
A county court judge has ruled that a concert promoter discriminated against three deaf mothers by failing to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter for support acts at a…
Read moreStrictly role for sign language interpreter
September 15, 2021
Ian Streets
The Strictly Come Dancing production team is reported to be learning sign language and undertaking specialised training in preparation for welcoming EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis to the show. Rose is…
Read moreUniversity issues apology after failing blind student
September 12, 2021
Ian Streets
A blind student who withdrew from his university course after promised learning support failed to materialise told the media his future had "evaporated". Daniel Swain said he left the University…
Read moreB&M pays £5,000 after disability harassment claim
September 5, 2021
Ian Streets
A former B&M Bargains worker who says he was bullied by staff because of his disability has been awarded £5,000 in a settlement case. Harvey Spence, who lives in Belfast…
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