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Nike has launched the GO FlyEase, accessible hands-free shoes that are easy to put on and take off by simply slipping your foot in without bending down to do up laces, zips or straps. The innovative design was inspired by Matthew Walzer, who wrote a letter at aged 16 to Nike asking for an accessible pair of shoes he could put on and off independently because he has cerebral palsy.

Disability Passport is a new app that to give disabled people a quick, easy and trusted way to identify themselves and their needs to places like shops and venues. Currently, there is no single recognised, validated and accepted way for disabled people to prove our disabilities to an organisation. This causes huge frustration, wastes time on both sides and fundamentally creates a barrier to essential services. The Disability Passport service looks to solve this problem. The app will also allow you to book accessible travel tickets, hotel rooms, disabled or companion tickets for events.

Getting your clinically vulnerable child vaccinated against COVID-19?  Then here’s some advice from a parent. Yvonne Woodford compiled this advice for other parents after a long struggle to get her clinically vulnerable disabled daughter vaccinated. Yvonne finally secured the vaccine but only after contacting a range of key people from government ministers to local vaccine centre mangers.

Carers of people with co-occurring autism spectrum condition (ASC) and eating disorders experience additional needs and difficulties compared to those caring for people with eating disorders only, new research shows. The study published in Journal of Eating Disorders found that carers of loved ones with both ASC and eating disorders experienced a lack of support from healthcare services and described the experience as having a significant personal impact on their lives.

Disability Horizons asked their team and community of readers what they’d like to see improve or change for disabled people in the next 10 years. Ideas include better accessibility, more representation across all sectors, affordable assistive technology and products, and no more prejudice or disability hate crime.