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Dear Sir, Yesterday was recognised as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I am legally blind with very limited vision. I have not always been blind. I lost my vision six years ago and since then I have had to learn to manoeuvre Bermud...

A lack of transport options for the disabled is the biggest problem for people with mobility problems, a conference heard yesterday. Daniella Jade-Lowe, an accessibility consultant and conference panellist, said: “The average layperson does not under...

People with disabilities were in the spotlight today with a special motorcade to mark an international celebration. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said: “As a healthcare professional working with some the most vulnerab...

WindReach is hosting a free virtual conference today in support of people with disabilities. The event, titled Common Ground – Amplifying Community Voices, is being held in recognition of The United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabili...

People with special needs will be able to ride more safely at Windreach thanks to a donation from another charity. The Committee of 25, whose mission is to support children with medical and/or special needs donated an unspecified amount of money fun...

The grounds of Summerhaven will soon look a lot brighter – thanks to a rose garden planted by a team of volunteers last weekend. Leading the project was Gerald Simons, a frequent visitor to the Smith’s residential care facility where his cousin Berne...

Opportunities for disabled people to sail on a specially adapted tall ship will be offered again thanks to the Bermuda Sailors’ Home. The organisation said that a trip from Antigua on the Tenacious, which is owned by the British-based Jubilee Sailing...

An amputee and activist for the disabled said she felt humiliated after a friend had to push her on a trolley to Cooper’s Island beach over the Cup Match holiday in the wake of government workers refusing to allow friends to drop her off closer to t...

To some, hobby horses might appear to be simple toys: stuffed fabric on a stick. Debbie Cottingham can vouch that they are much more complicated than that. She recently made 150 hobby horses to help raise money for WindReach. “It’s quite a labour-in...

Annoyed by the British taxi drivers who tried to overcharge her, Daniella Jade Lowe started a blog. Cabby Corruption was the first entry in The View From Where I Sit — the title is a nod to the wheelchair a spinal-cord injury has kept her in for most...

An outdoor centre for people with special needs has announced its new executive director. Tina Nash, one of the organisers of the Third Sector Co-ordinated Crisis Response team, has succeeded Chrissie Kempe as head of Warwick-based WindReach. Ms Nash...

A six-strong group will embark on a ten-day voyage on a sailing ship designed for crew with physical and mental disabilities. Jaime Brangman and Kristopher Trott, clients of the K. Margaret Carter Centre for the disabled, and Branden Fox, from Vision...