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This year’s Power 100, the annual publication of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK has been published, with Warwick Davis, Matt Haig and Euan MacDonald making the list.

Vodafone UK has announced that they have signed up to the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme which aims to support people with hidden disabilities

World of Country Life demonstrated their support of the new Deaf Academy in Exmouth by donating five free annual passes to students.

Warrington’s Disability Awareness Day is one of the town’s best loved events which is why the organisers were unsure about cancelling this year’s expo, deciding to take it online instead.

Imagine having someone question you when you pop your blue badge in the car window or when you produce a RADAR key to use an accessible toilet? These are things that happen regularly to people living with hidden disabilities, to help us all understand a little more about hidden disabilities and the experiences of those who have them, here are five things you should know about people with less visible accessibility needs.

The Deaf Academy, a school based in Exmouth, Devon, has been gifted transparent face masks thanks to funding from the charitable arm of the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club.

The Department for Transport have announced that they are holding a consultation on stopping vehicles from parking on pavements across the UK. The practice is already banned in London and if all goes to plan, could soon be stopped across England too.

Lloyds Bank has become the first firm in the UK to receive a Mental Health Accreditation for its business from the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute.

Did you know that there are over 300 different sign languages in use? That’s a lot of languages! And what better time to learn one (or more!) of these languages than on International Day of Sign Languages which takes place on the 23^rd September every year.

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is Scotland’s first touring theatre company that employs disabled and no disabled actors. It has been working with theatre makers across Scotland to make theatre more accessible and has recently teamed up with them on the National Theatre of Scotland led Scenes for Survival season, which features work that was created in response to the coronavirus outbreak.