Australian Fashion Week slammed as wheelchair users struggle on the runway

Australian Fashion Week is blasted for promoting ‘inclusivity’ on catwalks despite the final runway being barely accessible for wheelchair users By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:05 BST, 7 June 2021 | Updated: 03:16 BST, 7 June 2021 Australian Fashion Week organisers have been criticised for promoting ‘inclusivity’ yet making their final catwalk … Read more

Watch the beautiful moment NRL star carries a fan back to his wheelchair after a game

Melbourne Storm enforcer Christian Welch has won the hearts of rugby league fans with a heartwarming post-match moment.  Young fan Angus Hopkins, 11, who has cerebral palsy was brought down to the field to meet his heroes following the NRL indigenous round clash between Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night. … Read more

Young children and man in a wheelchair are among more Channel migrants arriving in Dover today

Around 30 migrants including young children and a man in a wheelchair crossed the Channel earlier today despite worsening weather including 30mph winds. No crossings had been expected today as conditions deteriorated following this week’s mini-heatwave which saw people smugglers taking advantage of the warm weather to traffick dozens of asylum seekers across from France. … Read more

Australian Open quad wheelchair champion Dylan Alcott trolls anti-vaxxers

‘I can actually now walk!’ Australian Open quad wheelchair champion Dylan Alcott trolls anti-vaxxers after receiving Covid-19 vaccine By D. Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia and Aap Published: 23:48 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 23:48 BST, 30 March 2021 He recently became eligible to receive his Covid-19 vaccine. And Dylan Alcott used the opportunity … Read more

Kate Garraway has made her home wheelchair accessible for husband Derek Draper’s return

Kate Garraway has converted her home for when husband Derek Draper returns amid his year-long coronavirus battle. The TV presenter, 53, has made their North London property wheelchair accessible and installed a hospital bed in the lounge room as the virus has damaged the former lobbyist’s muscles. Viewers will be able to see the renovation … Read more

Brazil legend Pele shown needing a walking frame and a wheelchair in new Netflix documentary

Reclusive Pele cuts a frail figure as he relies on a walking frame to turn up at a rare interview, with the 80-year-old finally agreeing to be the focus of a new Netflix show after suffering from depression and problems from a hip replacement Brazilian icon Pele is widely considered to be the greatest footballer … Read more

Covid survivor, 63, is left in wheelchair after battling the virus in intensive care for 172 days

MARCH  2020 Kate revealed she and Prince Charles had got ‘relatively close’ at the Prince’s Trust Awards on March 11 – Charles was diagnosed with coronavirus in mid-March.   She said: ‘Around the 29/30 March, I came home came in and said [to Derek] ‘god you look ill.’ ‘He said he had a headache, numbness in his right hand, … Read more

Chantelle Otten kisses Dylan Alcott after the wheelchair tennis star claimed Australian Open win

Sexologist Chantelle Otten shows the world just how much boyfriend Dylan Alcott means to her after the wheelchair tennis star claimed another win at the Australian Open By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:02 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 04:02 GMT, 18 February 2021 She’s been publicly supportive of her boyfriend, Dylan … Read more

Allison Langdon is pushed through Gold Coast Airport in a wheelchair after injuring herself on set

Allison Langdon is pushed through Gold Coast Airport in a wheelchair just a day after she was left badly injured while filming a stunt for the Today show as her co-host Karl Stefanovic makes a sombre arrival in Sydney By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:04 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 06:04 … Read more

Woman in a wheelchair shares pregnancy journey on Instagram

A wheelchair-bound woman who suffered a spinal cord injury at birth and only has one ovary is celebrating getting pregnant after initially being uncertain that she could conceive due to her health.  Alyssa Higgins, 30, from Rockland County, New York, surprised her husband Jimmy Higgins with a heartwarming photoshoot — during which she held up … Read more