2019
March 6, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
This post has been written by Michelle Katz from Beyond the Boundary Wheelchairs who are listed in our Supplier Directory. Viv and I are partners in Beyond The Boundary Wheelchairs. We are also sisters and counsellors, and we both chose our profession so we could ‘make a difference’ and help people live their lives in […]
Tags: wheelchairs
Read more
February 28, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
This post has been written by Deborah Bell, Enablement Team Manager at Disabled Living about the benefits of online training. George Bernard Shaw: “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” This quote makes me chuckle but it’s so true. I used to feel […]
Tags: e-learning
Read more
February 22, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
This post has been written by Yorkshire Care Equipment for Disabled Living. Carole had been given a wheelchair by the NHS Wheelchair Services that met her needs but was simply too heavy for her to push herself in. She decided to take matters into her own hands and started looking for a new wheelchair which […]
Tags: wheelchairs, yorkshire care equipment
Read more
February 11, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
This post has been written by Sally Devine at Healthy Me Healthy Communities for Disabled Living. Healthy Me Healthy Communities is a Manchester social enterprise for strengthening communities, improving health, well-being and quality of life outcomes by working with people most affected by poverty and social exclusion. Our food project, the Community Grocer, is a key […]
Tags: Manchester
Read more
February 4, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
This post has been written by Emma McClelland from Kintsugi Clothing. Our Marketing Coordinator & Content Writer, Natasha provided Emma with a few questions to answer about the company she works at. Where does the meaning of Kintsugi Clothing come from? Kintsugi is the Japanese art and philosophy of mending broken pottery with gold lacquer. […]
Tags: clothing
Read more
January 31, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
January’s Story of the Month has been written by Shaun Finlay from Hastings. He tells us the story of his daughter’s life with spina bifida. Summer was born with a hole in her spine. Her nerves were all exposed causing her to be paralysed from her chest down. This has resulted in her now being […]
Tags: Children, Disability, parenting, spina bifida
Read more
January 2, 2019 | by Disabled Living | General
This is a post by BAS who are featured in Disabled Living‘s Supplier Directory. BAS are thrilled to announce the launch of their brand new Push/Pull Brake/Accelerator to the Vehicle Adaptations market. With over 35 years’ experience in the Vehicle Adaptations industry, BAS are constantly striving to develop and manufacture innovative and pioneering products and […]
Read more