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A national disabled games could be held in Bermuda, sports minister Michael Weeks said on Friday. Mr Weeks told the House of Assembly that consultation aimed at helping disabled people get involved in sports should finish next month and that an actio...

Dear Sir, I have a confession to make. I nearly illegally parked in an accessible parking space. I know. Horrifying. Just to clarify, I am referring to what we still commonly refer to as “handicapped” parking, but the more appropriate term these days...

Securing a scholarship and/or an award can be a tough exercise. It can be an even tougher exercise for those students with physical and/or learning disabilities. Such disabilities or funding barriers should not limit worthy students the chance to fur...

Disabled people will need more protection in the workplace in the wake of a Budget sweetener to boost their employment prospects, a leading campaigner warned yesterday. LaKiesha Wolffe welcomed the Budget announcement that the employer portion of pa...

Seán O’Connell will go down in history as the first person to swim the entire way around Bermuda. He did that between August 21 and 23, 1976, in 43 hours and 27 minutes. He’s also responsible for another feat — raising almost $65,000 for the Bermuda ...

Eleah Basden has a bright future ahead of her thanks to special needs charity WindReach Bermuda. The seven-year-old, who has autism spectrum disorder, has come on by “leaps and bounds” since she started therapeutic classes at the charity. Her mothe...

Dear Sir, I hope the driver of GP127 has a great explanation for parking in the handicap spot outside of the Continental Building (Ministry of Health headquarters) at about 5.30pm on Thursday, when displaying neither a PC licence plate nor a disabled...

Bermuda has failed its disabled, according to LaKiesha Wolffe, who aims to hold the island to account. “Our challenges might be different, but our struggles are the same,” is how Ms Wolffe puts it, after enduring her daily struggle with Hamilton’s pu...

A community project to renovate and redesign the old WindReach playground has been given a huge financial boost. Brit Insurance has pledged $50,000 towards the MAMA initiative which is aiming to create a recreational complex for children of all ages ...

Government MP Susan Jackson has been appointed as a receiver to oversee the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged. The facility has been under the care of the Ministry of Health and Seniors since December 8 after a magistrate approved govern...

The Institute of Bermuda Architects and the Ministry of Health and Seniors joined forces to organise an accessibility tour of Hamilton, highlighting challenges faced by people who are differently abled. Held on Friday in honour of UN International Da...

A fresh chapter has begun for the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged, which is seeking to reconnect with its sponsors under a new, government-backed administration. The first order of business: getting the community involved, particularly...