Strictly fan Efa melts hearts with her dancing at special Christmas service
A talented young dancer melted hearts with her remarkable performance at a special Christmas concert. Efa Williams, 14, a pupil at Ysgol y Gogarth in Llandudno, took centre stage with her starring role at the service held at Bangor Cathedral. The teenager also made a bit of history as it was the first ever fully…
Festival’s purple patch will be a Wales first
An international festival is to become the first major event in Wales to provide a special safe chill-out space for people with special and additional needs. This year’s four-day Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is back live again to celebrate its 75th anniversary, starting on Thursday, July 7, and will include a dedicated quiet zone at…
High Sheriff launches ‘Disability Passport’ to support tourism providers across North Wales
A high sheriff has unveiled a major campaign helping tourist businesses across North Wales to cash in on spending by visitors with a disability or additional needs. Mum-of-three Davina Carey-Evans, whose 27-year-old son Benjamin has severe autism, said she had spent a lifetime visiting leisure attractions with her son only to realise on arrival they…
Anglesey To Pilot Accessible Tourism Scheme
Anglesey has been chosen by PIWS, a community initiative, for a pilot scheme which aims to put Access for All at the heart of the island’s tourism and leisure sector. With 14.1 million people registered disabled in the UK, it is estimated that 1 in 4 families visiting Wales have a disabled member in their…
North Wales firms urged to tap into £249bn of spending power
A North Wales business leader has set up a social enterprise to help companies tap into the £249 billion of spending power of disabled people in the UK. Davina Carey-Evans, who runs the Anglesey-based event and marketing company Sbarc, set up Piws (Welsh for purple) as a Community Interest Company to help businesses make venues…
Not all disabilities are visible
We need to make sure that we are not excluding people whose disabilities we cannot see.
Hidden Disabilities to get Blue Badges
Millions more people will be able to apply for blue badge parking permits from Friday as new rules come into force to support those with hidden health concerns. The scheme’s eligibility criteria in England has been expanded by the Department for Transport (DfT) to include people who cannot walk without considerable psychological distress or risking…
What is Learning Disability Pride?
Learning Disability Pride, or LDP, is a week of celebrations across Britain. We want people with learning disabilities, their friends, families and supporters to have marches, walks, parties and events all across the country from 15th to 21st June 2019.
Look out for the Sunflower Lanyard
The sunflower lanyard is a way for customers to indicate to staff across the airports that they may need additional care and support. The optional service is intended for customers with hidden disabilities such as hearing loss, autism or dementia. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower was first launched at Gatwick Airport in May 2016. It is…