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Duncan Edwards

Duncan Edwards manages the Disability Horizons Shop, where he focuses on sourcing practical, well-designed products that improve everyday life for disabled people. His work reflects lived experience rather than distant theory, shaped by family, not policy. His wife Clare, an artist and designer, co-founded Trabasack, best known for its original lap desk bag. After sustaining a spinal injury, Clare became a wheelchair user. That change brought a sharper perspective to her design work and turned personal need into creative drive. Trabasack grew from that focus — making useful, adaptable products that support mobility and independence. Their son Joe lives with Dravet syndrome, a rare and complex form of epilepsy. His condition brings day-to-day challenges that few families encounter, but it has also sharpened Duncan’s eye for what’s truly useful. From feeding aids to communication tools, he knows how the right product can make a small but vital difference. These experiences shape the decisions he makes as shop manager. It’s why he pays close attention to detail, asks hard questions about function and accessibility, and chooses stock with a deep awareness of what people actually need. Duncan’s role in the disability community is grounded, not performative. He doesn’t trade in vague ideals — he deals in things that work, because he’s spent years living with the frustrations of an environment that doesn’t always work for his family.

Team from Cerebra and MERU standing together with a Bugzi powered wheelchair in a meeting room overlooking a stadium.

What Happened to MERU? How Cerebra Rescued a Vital Service for Disabled Children

MERU nearly vanished. The specialist charity that built the Bugzi wheelchair and designed switch-adapted toys for disabled children was caught up in the collapse of QEF — a 90-year-old organisation whose closure in 2025 affected many services and thousands of people across the disability sector. Cerebra stepped in to rescue MERU’s work and keep these vital services available to families.

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disabled entrepreneur using a laptop and phone for online banking, accessibility tools visible on screen, thoughtful expression, modern home office workspace

Why Accessible Banking Still Fails Disabled People in the UK

Accessible banking remains a serious barrier for many disabled people in the UK. From inaccessible apps and rigid identity checks to account freezes triggered by disability-related spending, financial systems still exclude many customers. This article explains the real impact on daily life and disabled entrepreneurship, why the issue matters, and what accessible banking should look like.

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Seamus Logan MP calling for experiences of disability equipment ahead of a Westminster debate.

Parliament wants your experiences of disability equipment – before 10 March 2026

Parliament wants your experiences of disability equipment – and time is short MPs will debate disability equipment provision in Parliament on 11 March. Ahead of the debate, Seamus Logan MP is asking disabled people, carers, and families to share their experiences. Disability Horizons recently covered the campaign for accessible motorhomes, but this consultation looks at

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Genuine brass RADAR NKS keys

Genuine RADAR Key Relaunch: Now £7.95 for Two Tested Keys

The genuine RADAR key has been relaunched in a new brass-plated format, offering the same compatibility and reliability at a lower price. Having worked with Tom Gordon and The Radar Key Company for over a decade — and sold thousands of keys without a single one returned as faulty — we’re pleased to reduce our two-key pack from £9.95 to £7.95. Beyond manufacturing, the company remains invested in maintaining lock standards and supporting accessible toilet location information. Reliable access depends on both a key that works and accurate data about where it can be used.

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Active Hands founders pitch gripping aids in the Dragons’ Den studio, products displayed on a workbench.

The Dragons Saw a Disability Story. They Missed a Global Business.

The TL:DR Active Hands is an extraordinary business. Almost twenty years old, clinically endorsed, with years of customer loyalty and an untapped international market. This is an established brand with global potential, not a niche disability project. All five Dragons declined to invest. The business isn’t weak; the Den was the wrong room. Active Hands

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AI surveillance monitors shoppers in a charity shop while donated items are diverted into a waste bin.

Charity shops using AI to ban resellers are harming disabled people and low-income shoppers

How charity shops are using AI to target resellers I spotted this (click to watch clip, full video is below) yesterday: a ‘thrift warehouse’ publicly congratulating itself for using artificial intelligence to identify and block resellers. Not improve pricing. Not train staff. Not make online listings better. Just surveillance. The implication was familiar: resellers are

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Smiling young child with braided hair sitting in a supportive wheelchair, wearing a bib, with a nasal tube visible.

When Dalila Died

Jo Grace is a long-time contributor to Disability Horizons and one of the UK’s most respected voices on inclusive practice, sensory engagement, and person-centred support. As founder of The Sensory Projects, she brings together professional insight from years of teaching and research with a deep commitment to seeing and valuing people with profound and multiple

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