Strictly success at wheelchair dance duo’s comeback
A British wheelchair dance duo have given the nation – and Fish Insurance – even more reasons to be proud after impressing judges at two major international competitions. Read More
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Richard saddles up for 350km charity cycle
Fish Insurance's Richard is taking on a 350km bike ride from Budapest to Vienna to raise money for a charity which provides support for spinal cord injured people. Read More
Liverpool Lions secure promotion in style
Liverpool Lions, the wheelchair rugby team sponsored by Fish Insurance, ended their season in style this weekend, earning promotion as champions from BT Super Series Division 3. Read More
Crucial weekend for Liverpool Lions as wheelchair rugby team bids for promotion
The club - which is sponsored by us here at Fish Insurance - is currently in pole promotional position, having gone through the season undefeated to take the league’s northern title and top the national table. Read More
The dust has settled but a ‘hidden hit’ on the disabled still overshadows the budget.
For the second consecutive year and the third time since 2010, George Osborne raised Insurance Premium Tax (IPT). Thanks to the latest hike IPT now stands at 10%, double the pre-2010 Budget rate, and it appears to be moving inexorably towards parity with VAT. Read More
Got a need for speed? Then check out this record-breaking mobility scooter!
David Anderson and Mathew Hine’s adapted Days Strider scooter smashed the previous 82mph record held by Klaus Petersen by reaching a tarmac-eating 107.6mph. Read More
Disabled people to face more home truths
“Right to buy” is to be extended to housing association tenants and only last week the prime minster announced plans to demolish up to 100 so-called “sink estates.” Read More
Research reveals public transport failing disabled
A new report by Whizz-Kidz (PDF), the disabled children’s charity, has revealed just how life-limiting the failure to provide accessible transport can be. Read More
Winter Motoring Checklist
Driving in winter can be frightening and dangerous, especially when snow, ice and floods are involved. Read More
Is technology wearing down the definition of disability?
Earlier this year the American business magazine Fortune put forward an interesting proposition: is the rapid advance of wearable technologies changing the definition of what it means to be disabled? Read More
