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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...

Dear Sir, During the month of December 2019, there were articles published in The Royal Gazette regarding the new disabled parking in the City of Hamilton. I understand many negative comments have been made on this subject. On behalf of the physical...

A charity that campaigns for people with disabilities plans to carry out a review of educational opportunities for differently abled children, it was revealed yesterday. Sherrie Lynn Lilley, the executive director of Inspire Bermuda, said that pupils...

Disabled people should be consulted before policies that would affect them are drawn up, the head of a charity for the handicapped said yesterday. LaKeisha Wolffe, the founder of A New Life, claimed that the City of Hamilton had failed to consult dis...

A young dance instructor aims to inspire the physically and mentally challenged with lessons brought home from a prestigious dance school. Gabriella Medeiros, 16, picked up some top tips from the New York City Ballet after she was invited to sit in o...

A move to create more spaces for disabled drivers in Hamilton will worsen existing parking problems, retailers have warned. Many shop owners and managers around the city added that the Corporation of Hamilton plan to create more disabled parking spac...

More disabled parking bays are being introduced in Hamilton despite opposition from store owners. The City of Hamilton announced it would increase the number of disabled bays, from 45 to 73, to help cater for demand after more than 1,000 people appli...

People who battled back against physical disabilities have been honoured as part of day to mark the struggles of the disabled. Chyone Harris, 26, said he believed that he would never dance on stage again after spinal injuries left him paralysed. But ...

Mothers of disabled children are to get a Christmas treat this weekend. The charity, A New Life, has joined up with the Brio Studio hair and beauty salon in Devonshire to honour 30 mothers with “a day of beauty and pampering”. LaKiesha Wolffe, head o...

Bermuda has to do more to improve accessibility for disabled people, the health minister has said. Kim Wilson said technology had made improvements to the lives of disabled people, but accessibility remained a problem. She said: “Over the years, adva...

Accessibility is the theme of this year’s UN International Day of Disabled Persons. The Ministry of Health’s Disability Advisory Council will work with Ageing and Disability Services to mark the occasion at a special ceremony on December 3. Kim Wils...