Chief executive of MS Society joins Work Capability Assessment review group

Simon Gillespie, chief exectutive of the MS Society has been announced as a new member of the independent scrutiny group working on improvements to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

XENI: Fashionable clothing for disabled women

Ann Oliver talks to Disability Horizons about how she came to start her own clothing line, XENI, for people with disabilities, amidst coping with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Paralympian Profile: Sailing and Alexandra Rickham

Continuing our regular series on athletes competing at the Paralympics, we take a look at Paralympic Sailing and medal-winning hopeful, Alexandra Rickham.

Essex police and fire services celebrate joining forces to cut costs in Brightlingsea

To celebrate Brightlingsea becoming the next place for public services to collaborate in an innovative property sharing initiative

Disability Rights publishes new guide to benefits and services

Disability Rights UK has published a Handbook to benefits and services for all disabled people, their families, carers and advisers.

Accessible Living: giving disabled people the freedom of choice

In the third of Disability Horizons' Nokia Accessibility technology series, new contributor Linda Barlow talks about her new website, ‘Accessible Living’ which aims to provide disabled people with the freedom of choice when they travel across the UK.