* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * Wheelie Good Mobility was launched in 2008 by Greenwich University graduate Charmaine Kemp and her father Bob. The home business then specialised in recycling used mobility scooters, along with getting them out to the public in a market that was […]
Tag Archives: Guest Blogger
Do More Study
* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * The DoMore study aims to find new ways to help children and young people with long-term disabilities, who are unable to walk, to move more in their day to day lives. Young people aged 12 – 25 who use a wheelchair, […]
Able Eyes Virtual Tours – Introduction
* This post is kindly sponsored by Able Eyes. * Imagine travelling with your child who is on the Autism Spectrum, a parent who uses a wheelchair, or a loved one suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some of their biggest challenges stem from visiting an unknown environment, encountering factors they cannot change, or feeling unprepared. Because of […]
Aritco Home Lifts – Introduction
* This post is kindly sponsored by Aritco. * Aritco was founded in 1995 by four entrepreneurs living just outside of Stockholm. All four had experience in the lift business and understood the need for a new kind of product that was smarter to use and simpler to install, easier to operate and significantly less expensive […]
Living With A Rare Disease
* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * Living with a rare disease? We need your help! In 2015, the UK health agency NICE was asked to fund a new drug for children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Parents waited over two years for a decision to be made. But […]
T-Pull Door Closer – Introduction
* This post is kindly sponsored by T-Pull. * T-Pull door closers were created to solve a particular problem that is faced by wheelchair and mobility aid users across the world – closing a door behind you as you leave a room. Whether you are using an interior or exterior door, it is always a […]
Shower Buddy – Bath Check
* This post is written by guest blogger Barry Redican, CEO of Showerbuddy New Zealand Ltd – it is not sponsored. * As mentioned in our previous guest blog post, I have had the pleasure of working for Showerbuddy for the past 13 years. However, it is during this experience that I learnt there is unfortunately […]
Wheels Heals Disabilities
* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * My name is Elliot Barrington, and like many people living with a disability, it took time for me to mentally and physically accept my injury. I genuinely thought my life was over after a gunshot bullet caused a spinal cord […]
Shower Buddy – Product Range
* This post is written by guest blogger Barry Redican, CEO of Showerbuddy New Zealand Ltd – it is not sponsored. * Although my job title might read CEO, my real job title is “helping people with disabilities access their bathroom”. It is also the mantra that the Showerbuddy team live by, but sadly not everyone […]
Gympanzees – Play & Exercise Services
* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * Why We Started: There are over 1.1 million disabled children and young people in the UK. Yet 84% of them cannot access regular leisure facilities, preventing them from playing, exercising and socialising in the same ways as their peers. Not […]
Motorsport On A Level Playing Field
* This post is written by a guest bloggers – it is not sponsored. * For many people living with a disability, the concept of competing in mainstream sport against able-bodied people, on a totally level playing field seems far-fetched. Whilst the Paralympic Games, Invictus Games and Para championships showcase a spectrum of incredible sporting […]
Wheelchair Fencing Q&A
* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * My name is Jonathan Collins, I am 30 years old and I have a passion for wheelchair fencing. I was only given hours to live at birth, but despite the odds, I am here to tell the tale! I then […]
Able Move
* This post is not sponsored, meaning all opinions are my own and no one has paid AYL to share this. * Able Move was founded by travel enthusiast Josh Wintersgill. In recent years, found the challenges associated with travelling by aircraft to be more and more restrictive, stressful and undignified for wheelchair users. So much […]
Exercise At Home With WheelPower
* This post is written by a guest blogger – it is not sponsored. * Following the pioneering work by WheelPower’s founder, Sir Ludwig Guttmann in 1940, WheelPower has been providing opportunities for people with disabilities to play sport and lead healthy active lives from the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Buckinghamshire. […]
Variety Children’s Charity
* This post is not sponsored, meaning all opinions are my own and no one has paid AYL to share this. * Variety, the Children’s Charity believe that all children should have equal opportunities to reach their potential, regardless of their circumstances. Founded in 1927 for fellowship purposes by movie moguls, the original Variety Club was […]
Para Dance UK
* This post is kindly sponsored by Para Dance UK. * Para Dance is a national charity and the governing body for Para Dance Sport in the UK. Not only do they encourage and support dancers to compete; they also strive to make inclusive dance sessions accessible to all, by providing leisure activities to those […]
