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I want freedom of travel
Simon is from Cambridge. He shares his experiences of using trains and how the current systems lack flexibility.
What accessible travel means to me as a legally blind person
Emily is a legally blind content creator from London. She tells us about her experience using transport and what accessible rail travel looks like to her.
Accessible travel will give me back my freedom
Kathy is from Ipswich. She tells us how inaccessible travel has taken away some of her independence.
Accessible activities at Hill House
As we come to the end of 2020, Dave Hursthouse, Assistive Technology Project Manager, reflects on the impact of accessible activities at Hill House over the last year.
It would be brilliant if I could take the train
Emma is 33 from Nottingham. She explains the impact that inaccessible trains have on her life and how she's trying to change that.
I would travel more if all stations were accessible
Sarah is from East Midlands. She tells us about her experience using trains and how coronavirus has changed that.
Podcast: Crohn’s and Colitis’ hidden challenges
This month we’ve teamed up with Crohn’s & Colitis UK to bring you an episode that’s all about non-visible disabilities and health conditions and the stigma that can often come with it. We talk stigma, mental health and lockdown with Ben Macfarlane...
How you can support us whilst shopping at the Co-op
Did you know if you shop at the Co-op, you can support Leonard Cheshire projects at the same time?
How one company opened adventures to all
This week Leonard Cheshire and Expedia Group released a new report about making the travel industry more inclusive. One of the people to contribute to the report was Jezza Williams. We spoke to him about how he set out to open up adventure tourism...
Using technology to create positive learning environments
Pauline Okach is a teacher at a primary school in Kenya. She is one of 75 teachers who have been taking part in a training programme for the Orbit Reader 20.
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