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The Globaleather story began over twenty years ago when we launched our Classic Wheelchair Glove, especially for wheelchair users. We recognised that all wheelchair users are unique and that the ‘one size fits all’ solution for gloves at the time was simply not good enough. Wheelchair users deserved better. So, our…

A survey by a leading charity surveyed disabled people and discovered at least a quarter fear they will lose their job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been calls to the government from the disability equality campaign for disabled people at work to be a priority. Disabled…

Shopping centres sport and art venues will now be required by law to provide at least one changing place a government spokesperson has said. These facilities will include hoists and changing benches / space for carers. Zack Kerr a long time campaigner said this was “nothing short of life changing” In 2007…

Lily Rice, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire was diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia at the very young age of eight and now is the Women’s wheelchair motocross world champion. WCMX is similar to BMX and Skateboarding competitions where athletes score points by doing tricks.Lily now only 16 is the first European woman to land…

Earlier this month the US Open faced a huge backlash from the public and tennis players alike over the decision to scrap the wheelchair event from this year’s tournament slammed as “disgusting discrimination”The US Open made a decision to go ahead with a curtailed tournament due to COVID-19 including eliminating…

Disability campaigners in London have continued their fight for grater clarity around the sweeping measures as England begins to ease lockdown measures.Plans were announced to create one of the worlds largest car free zones in London to help create more space for social distancing , walking and cycling. Within this…

So we are asked to wash our hands with soap and water, an easy thing to do, for most people contact with surfaces can be avoided and keeping a distance of 2 metres a fairly simple request for wheelchair users however there are obvious differences and difficulties following guidelines.Wheelchair users…

This will depend on the type of wheelchair you will be using and of course if you have prior wheelchair experience. It also depends on the type of illness or injury you have. Being a first time wheelchair user can be very difficult in the first couple of weeks while you…

Racing Wheelchair BagNEW TO GLOBALEATHERSay ‘Goodbye’ to dents and scratches with the Globaleather Racing Wheelchair Bag!Tough and hardwearing, and designed specifically for racing wheelchair frames, this is an essential piece of kit for travelling athletes.Constructed from heavy duty polyester with a PVC backing to keep it weatherproof the bag contains…

A Portishead wedding dress boutique near Bristol has been praised on Twitter by Beth Wilson who has been in a wheelchair for five years.She spotted the mannequin in the boutique window and felt it was worthy of sharing on social media. Her tweet has since been praised by users around…