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Premier Inn apologises to Paralympian
A major hotel group has apologised to a Paralympic swimmer and her father after a broken lift meant they were unable to access their first floor hotel room. The BBC…
Stadium brings up Changing Places milestone
The Changing Places Consortium has welcomed the actions of Championship football club Leeds United opening a Changes Places toilet which is the 2,000th on the official map. The organisation reported…
Call to raise awareness of BSL concentration fatigue
Limping Chicken, which promotes itself as “the world’s most popular deaf blog” has highlighted the impact of concentration fatigue caused by deaf people having to focus for long periods of…
Visually impaired tenpin bowlers making a difference
An award-winning ten-pin bowling team is helping to "stop isolation" for people who are blind and partially sighted, according to BBC Online. The Swindon Bats compete in the British Blind…
Dublin announces autism-friendly ambitions
Dublin City Council has announced a new initiative to establish the city as the first autism-friendly capital in the world. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste, marked the…
Research highlights delays in making reasonable adjustments
Reasonable adjustments in the workplace take too long to introduce according to research by the Business Disability Forum. HR magazine reported that managers are not entirely confident that they have…
MPs warn of exclusion risk with ticket office closures
Plans to close most railway ticket offices in England to save money "go too far, too fast", MPs have warned. The BBC reported that, in a letter to the rail…
Call to act on street clutter
An organisation which describes itself as a champion for London and left-behind Londoners is calling for action to clear the capital’s streets of clutter. Centre for London says the issue…
BBC highlights weighing problems for wheelchair users
The BBC has highlighted the problems around weight management facing wheelchair users. Researchers for BBC Online spoke to wheelchair users who told how they have gone for years without being…
Princess pitches in with wheelchair rugby world champions
The Princess of Wales fulfilled a long-held promise to take a turn at wheelchair rugby when she visited a university sports centre. The Yorkshire Post reported that the Princess joined…
