For the traveller who is disabled travelling anywhere can sometimes be a frustrating experience. The website was set up to help travellers with a disability access services which should make their experience of travelling much more pleasant.
Many disabled people may think that, depending on their disability, that they will never be able to ride a motorcycle. Advances in technology have now made the possibility of many disabled drivers taking control of a motorcycle a reality. If you need to carry mobility equipment with you, such as …
Anyone living in London is eligible for a London Freedom Pass as long as they are over 60 years old or have an eligible disability. To find out details of what constitutes an eligible disability contact your local council responsible for issuing the passes. Local councils also have the ability …
People with severe mobility problems and people who have difficulty in using public transport, or who are parents or carers for young children with certain disabilities, are able to make use of the Blue Badge scheme, which operates throughout the UK, giving them a range of parking concessions. Your local …
Over 200,000 disabled people make use of the Shopmobility scheme every year. The Shopmobility scheme helps less able shoppers by allowing them to use wheelchairs, both manual and powered, along with electric mobility scooters around shopping centres and commercial and leisure activities. Each Shopmobility scheme is different, so it is …
Some disabled people worry that , because of their disability, it will be impossible or very difficult for them to purchase a car or that the costs involved in having a car adapted will be beyond their financial means. This, however, is not always the case and many disabled people …
Breaking down in your car is never a pleasant experience whatever the weather or time of day, but if you are a disabled driver it can be even more frustrating and worrying, especially if you are broken down in the middle of a bus route and unable to move your …
Disabled drivers looking to buy a new car have to take a number of things into consideration before making this significant purchase. Adapting Your Car Firstly it is important to find a model that can accommodate your disability including, if necessary, how easy it would be to convert it so …
Holidays should be a time to relax and get away from from all stresses and strains of everyday life. All holidays have to planned to some extent, but for a disabled person to derive maximum enjoyment from their holiday a number of additional things have to be taken into consideration. …
The purchase and adaptation of a car can prove to be an expensive exercise. Motability, a not for profit organisation, operate the Motability Scheme, which enables disabled drivers to either purchase or lease a car at a price which is affordable. If you are in receipt of the War Pensioners’ …
Mobility scooter rage, like road rage, can be an unpleasant fact of life. There are, however, coping strategies to help you deal with any such instances, although mobility scooter rage is a relatively rare event. Should you be on the receiving end of such abuse it is important to try …