Landscape Gardening for Disabled Entrepreneurs
Landscape gardening for disabled entrepreneurs: discover accessible business ideas, startup tips, marketing strategies, domain name advice, and how to grow a sustainable gardening business.
When Family Is Unsupportive
An insightful article exploring why some families are unsupportive, particularly towards invisible disabilities like OCD, and offering practical, compassionate ways to protect emotional well-being and move forward.
How Employers Can Attract and Support New Hires With Disabilities
Attracting employees with disabilities isn’t about a single policy or perk. It’s about aligning structures, benefits, and incentives so qualified people can see a future at your organization. When employers remove unnecessary barriers, they don’t just hire more inclusively; they build workplaces that work better for everyone.
When Stigma Comes From Home: My Experience With Mental-Health Judgement
A first-person account of mental-health stigma within a traditional rural Polish family: why it’s hard to explain mental health to older generations, how judgement impacts wellbeing, and what the statistics say about stigma and discrimination in Poland.
Why Accessibility Isn’t Just Inclusive: It’s Smart Business
Accessibility isn’t about limiting creativity or adding unnecessary hurdles; it’s about expanding opportunity. When businesses commit to inclusive design and accessible practices, they don’t just open doors for others; they unlock their own potential for growth, relevance, and impact.
Loneliness at Christmas: You Are Not Alone
Loneliness at Christmas can affect anyone. This heartfelt first-person article reminds readers they are not alone, explores depression and seasonal sadness, and offers practical ways to cope, learn new skills, and find hope as the New Year approaches.
Living with FND: One Young Man’s Journey of Resilience, Awareness, and Hope
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) can change a life in an instant. One man’s courageous journey reveals the hidden reality of living with a condition that disrupts the brain’s ability to send and receive signals—despite normal scans and test results. Through weakness, tremors, mobility challenges, and daily unpredictability, he has discovered resilience he never knew he had. By sharing his story, he hopes to break the stigma, raise awareness, and empower others who feel unheard. His message is simple: FND is real, recovery is possible, and no one should face it alone.
Wedding Planning And Disability Challenges
When planning a wedding, it is important to consider the comfort and accessibility needs of yourself and your guests who may have visible or hidden disabilities. This includes ensuring the venue is fully accessible, providing adequate seating, offering quiet or low-stimulus areas for guests with sensory sensitivities, and making sure pathways, restrooms, and entrances accommodate mobility aids.
Understanding Hidden Disabilities
Discover the importance of recognising hidden disabilities and supporting individuals with non-visible conditions. Learn how retailers, businesses, schools, and employers can promote inclusion through the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme, staff awareness, and everyday respect.
Can You Work In Retail And Be Eligible For PIP
Working in retail doesn’t automatically disqualify you from receiving PIP (Personal Independence Payment). The DWP may argue that if you can work, you can manage daily tasks — but this is a misconception. Here’s how to counter such arguments and protect your rights.