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Our public transport challenge to London exposes accessibility failures
On Monday 2 February 2026, we launched the results of our Travel With Confidence challenge documenting the real-world challenges faced by wheelchair users and people with limited mobility every day. With just 48 hours’ notice,. Read More...
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Accessible beaches across the UK
We recently asked our members to share some of their favourite accessible beaches with us, this is what they said: Read More...
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My visit to the Regional Driving Assessment Centre
Brendan, our support coordinator in the Midlands recently visited his local regional driving assessment centre (RDAC) where they were having an open day. Read More...
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Behind the scenes: Access All Areas filming days
Back in November 2024 the Travel with Confidence team began filming some brand new video content for the project. Read More...
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Making UK beaches accessible to all
SIA member Will Behenna needs your input to help drive change and improve access to our beaches. The UK has an abundance of beautiful beaches yet, for many disabled people, the opportunity to enjoy the. Read More...
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Holiday review: Caribbean Cruise
SIA member Jill Jackson recently embarked on a 35-day cruise around the Caribbean and USA – here she shares the highs and lows of life on board a cruise liner. Read More...
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Holiday Review: New York
SIA member and full-time wheelchair user Lizzie Tench celebrated her 50th birthday in New York City. Join Lizzie as she shares her review of The Big Apple. Read More...
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Try before you fly day (Gatwick Airport)
As part of our Travel with Confidence project, we were invited to attend Gatwick Airport’s ‘Try Before You Fly’ day. Read More...
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SIA members attend QEF Mobility Open Day
In October 2024 three SIA members attended the Queen Elizabeth Foundation mobility open day in Carshalton, Surrey. Read More...
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Holiday Review: Egypt
Continuing our holiday review pages, this time we look at the east coast of Egypt. Join SIA’s support network coordinator Gaynor Thompson as she and her family explore Hurghada. Read More...
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Holiday Review: Las Vegas
For our summer holiday review, join SIA’s support network manager Gary Dawson and his brother, Mark, on their adventures in fun-filled Las Vegas! Read More...
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Holiday review: Tenerife
In this holiday review we join SIA’s counselling and wellbeing coordinator Stephen Brookes as he and his family share their experience of the friendly and welcoming island of Tenerife. Read More...
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Holiday review: Dubai
In February 2025, SIA Member Harry Watson had the incredible opportunity to travel to Dubai for an 8-night stay with three of his support workers. As someone with a spinal cord injury C4/C5, Harry was. Read More...
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Holiday review: Prague, Czech Republic
SIA member Maria Francis-Pitfield shared her experience of Prague and its surroundings as part of her 70th birthday celebrations – and her first time on a plane since her spinal cord injury. After almost seven. Read More...
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Holiday review: Zambia
In 2016, former NHS Chief Technology Officer Ian was diagnosed with a idiopathic spinal cord herniation, spinal cord adhesions and Brown-Séquard’s syndrome. Five years later he met his wife to be Ruth who was from. Read More...