Early intervention course

Contact is helping the NHS test an early intervention course for parents with pre-school children with learning disabilities; supporting parents to manage their child’s behaviour. More than 190 parents have already joined the study, and there are still some...

Disabled jobseekers

Disability Horizons teamed up with Evenbreak to bring you the latest jobs for people with a range of impairments. It includes jobs in sales, finance, teaching, legal services, healthcare, hospitality and much more. Working with employers who value the diverse skills...

Accessible and not so accessible toilets

“Lots of us disabled folk have a strange and complex relationship with going to the loo. I’ve lost track of how many inanimate objects I’ve had to use as a ‘toilet’!” Says disabled actress and disability campaigner, Samantha Renke. Here, she shares her stories,...

Using public transport can be scary!

When you’re disabled, using public transport can be challenging, sometimes things go well and other times our negative experiences can leave us weighing up whether it’s worth the hassle. 21 year old Shona is a powerchair user and shares one of her more scary...