Making a difference in 2020

Co-founder of Disability Horizons, Martyn Sibley, shares his thoughts on the past year and Disability Horizons’ plans for reaching and empowering more disabled people, as well as increasing inclusion and making a difference in 2020.

Three years of extreme determination

The Pansar family spent £65,000 to force Walsall council to provide the help that transformed their son. Like many nine-year-olds, Gyan Pansar lists riding his scooter, swimming and playing football among his favourite things to do. He is cheerful and inquisitive, and...

Beyond the nervous laughter

When Bella Parkhouse was told by a hospital consultant she had multiple sclerosis (MS) at just 15 years old, she surprised everyone in the room by laughing. “I’ve got a nervous giggle – I was trying to hold it in,” she says. “I thought...

The five major disability policy pledges

The new Conservative government has described how it plans to fulfil the five major disability policy pledges it included in its general election manifesto. They cover social care, a new national disability strategy, hospital parking charges, funding to move disabled...