Centre Updates & Disabilities In The News

Some good news for those with learning disabilities. The government has announced that everyone on the learning disability register will now be prioritised for a COVID-19 vaccination. There were [...]

Chris Nikic – The Iron Man 21-year-old Chris Nikic has made it into the Guinness World Record book as the first person with Down’s syndrome to complete an entire Ironman Triathlon [...]

A record number of students have been accepted on nursing and midwifery courses this year according to the latest statistics released by UCAS. It is believed that increased emphasis on the health [...]

A new Oxford University Study investigating the correlation between video games and mental wellness shows that video games can improve mental health. If you observe the way the media portrays [...]

As the coronavirus pandemic continues with restrictions in place across the UK. BBC Arts are doing what they can to support the arts and artists. Their recently launched Culture in Quarantine [...]

In this post will take look at the current state of accessibility in video games and games for disabled people… 20 years ago, no one would have predicted how far along the video game [...]

Today is the final day you are able to accept your place at University in September. Are you going to choose to study or defer? UCAS has said there are still 65,000 applicants who have yet to [...]

Lockdown can be boring. We’ve decided to help you get through the boredom by selecting 4 awesome TV shows featuring disabilities. These shows feature characters who have disabilities acting in a [...]

Mental Health Awareness Week has started and it is running from the 18-24th of May… This year’s focus is kindness in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, which is is having a negative [...]

Who Is Jason Becker? Jason Becker was born in 1969 in Richmond, California. He found fame at a young age for being an extremely talented guitarist, songwriter and composer.  At only 20 years old, [...]