Health Four in five people with complex disabilities at increased risk of illness due to… Lauren Nicolle Sep 5, 2024 Experts say the health and wellbeing of disabled people living in the UK is being “shockingly neglected” after new…
News Research to have on your radar: April Lauren Nicolle May 1, 2024 This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks.…
Equality Charity calls on government to improve disabled people’s access to sport Lauren Nicolle Dec 5, 2023 A leading sports charity is calling on the government to lay out a detailed action plan which commits to improving…
Health Majority of disabled children missing government exercise target Alison Bloomer Aug 22, 2023 A major government initiative encouraging disabled children to become more active is failing to have an impact,…
Health Carers UK partner with fitness company to help carers improve health and wellbeing Alison Bloomer Jan 11, 2023 Carers UK has partnered with digital workout specialist, 1FitLife, to create bespoke activity wellbeing videos to…
Leisure Outdoor activity breaks for disabled children being cancelled due to financial… Alison Bloomer Jan 10, 2023 Disabled people are abandoning plans for outdoor activity breaks due to financial concerns even though they know it…
Features How can we support Disabled people to get active LeeMC2022 Dec 19, 2022 Michael Erhardt, Communications Officer at Get Yourself Active, reports on the benefits of physical activity for…
Leisure New project to increase physical activity levels in people with learning… Lauren Nicolle Jul 4, 2022 A start-up company has secured £1.4 million of funding for a new service that aims to get more people with learning…
Leisure Why picturing yourself active matters for older disabled people Mikey Erhardt Mar 31, 2022 Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK and the Centre for Ageing Better have launched Picture Yourself Active,…
Good practice and guidance New guidance to support disabled children and young people to be more active Lauren Nicolle Feb 21, 2022 The UK’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) have published new guidelines to support disabled children and young people…
Debate How does exercise benefit people with a learning disability? Lauren Nicolle Jan 26, 2022 There are around 1.5 million with a learning disability and research shows they are at significantly higher risk of…
Lived experience New programme to encourage people with learning disabilities to get active Lauren Nicolle Aug 10, 2021 The learning disability charity Stay Up Late has launched a new initiative which pairs up people with and without…
Health Interview: Paralympics GB coach Paula Dunn on how to give sports training to… LDT Editor Jul 17, 2017 Paralympics coach Paula Dunn discusses how to approach coaching people with learning disabilities, role models and…