Ability Promotions

Seven puppies in training and their volunteer puppy raisers from Guide Dogs UK were invited on stage recently by the cast of Olivier and Tony award-winning comedy The Play That Goes Wrong. The puppies, ranging between 10 months and one year and five months old, went on a special visit to London’s Duchess Theatre in London’s West End as part of their training to become guide dogs...

Northern Trains has overhauled the way it manages the training of its staff to support disabled passengers following an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). ORR found the train operator had failed to deliver the required disability awareness training for its passenger-facing staff, as it commits to do in its Accessible Travel Policy, and did not have adequate over...

Disabled residents at a Newcastle care home will take on the Great North Run on Sunday (September 13). Ross Jones and Nigel Grahamslaw, who are both wheelchair users, will raise money for disability charity Leonard Cheshire. Ross and Nigel live at the charity’s Bradbury Wing home in Jesmond Dene, which supports up to 20 disabled adults. Ross , an enthusiastic character who loves...

A charity supporting people who have learning difficulties or autism, who may also have sight loss, has won an NHS contract to extend its Special School Eye Care Service to tens of thousands more children. In the past year, SeeAbility has reached more than 3,000 children in London’s special schools and colleges under a proof-of-concept service contract. Under the new contract, t...

Live to Your Living Room is back. Sit back and relax in the comfort of your own home on September 11 for a gig featuring singer-songwriters Jenny Sturgeon and M G Boulter. Dreamy, engaging, and nostalgic, this folk duo celebrates the wonder and sheer joy of everyday life. Simply beautiful. Live to Your Living Room delivers the very best live performances to your home, great for ...