Wheelchair transfer review boarding an aircraft
We asked Claire Taggart, a GB Boccia Paralympian to write a personal review about her recent wheelchair transfer experience boarding an aircraft using the easyTravelseat when flying to a Boccia game in Zagreb, Croatia. Claire's version of event's Having arrived at my hotel at Heathrow, I received the
Naidex 2019, easy family of brands conference and customer feedback
Naidex A year on from 2018 when myself and Charlotte first visited Naidex 2018, it was a target to be exhibiting at the event in 2019 – after the successes of the UK Disabled Entrepreneurs Award 2018, the first action for us was to book a stand for 2019. We
From Able Move to easyTravelseat.com
Following on from the awards, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou invited me to his easyGroup HQ in London to initially discuss the potential for a brand license deal, covering Intellectual Property, the vision of Able Move and how we could foresee the easy® brand being used. Part of our discussion over the
Able Move Achieves Rating from Leading Magazine
[row] [col span__sm="12"] The UK’s favourite disability lifestyle publication, Able Magazine has awarded Able Move a 4 star rating for its Able Move product. Able Magazine reviews the best products in the marketplace in order to give disabled people a benchmark to look for as they purchase new disability specific
easyTravelseat is born!
The sky is no limit, wheelchair transfers with safety, dignity and comfort.
UK Disabled entrepreneur awards 2018
I had founded in February 2018, Able Move Ltd – my first leap into entrepreneurship… with a belief of making aviation more accessible for people with physical disabilities. Little did I know, seven months later Able Move would become not only a finalist but the winner of the UK Disabled
UK DISABLED ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS 2018
Read about Josh's experience of being a finalist and the overall winner of the UK Disabled Entrepreneur Awards 2018 ran by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his Stelios Philanthropic Foundation in partnership with Leonard Cheshire.
ableMove’s Josh Wintersgill Joins Permobil Advisory Board
We are delighted to announce that our ableMove Founder, Josh Wintersgill, has recently been selected to join the Permobil new
ableMove is part of Global Action Group to Improve Handling of Mobility Aids
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of a global Mobility Aids Action Group to examine and
Paralympian Claire Taggart Guest Blogs for ableMove
Claire Taggart, Paralympic Boccia sportswoman has found time in her demanding schedule to write a guest blog for us! It
Parallel tackles disability inclusion
We interviewed Andrew Douglass Founder of Parallel, ahead of the Windsor Virtual, taking place on Sunday 27th June 2021,
Air travel for wheelchair users
Improving the future of air travel for wheelchair users and broader accessibility and inclusion with Kate Hardwick. Air travel for
The importance of hydration for wheelchair users
The importance of hydration for wheelchair users and what good hydration looks like Hydration issues as a wheelchair user is
Kidz To Adultz North – ableDry’s Talk of the Show
Just back from an incredibly busy Kidz to Adultz North exhibition in Liverpool, the ableMove team are back at it, busier than ever and ready gearing up for what is looking like an even busier 2022, as the ableMove range of products proved to be a huge hit at last
Meet our Original ableMove Ambassador!
Manon Van Den Hueval is an ableMove ambassador, based in The Netherlands and has been using ableMove products since Josh founded the company in 2018. Manon is an influential and well-known travel blogger and influencer. Every ableMove product has a personal story behind it, and Manon has been an important
Contradictions in Ground Crew Handling of Wheelchairs Highlighted on Recent ableMove Trip
ableMove Founder Josh Wintersgill recently flew to Tenerife from Bristol airport. The contradictions in Josh’s experience at both airports were stark and highlight a broader problem across the entire aviation industry in the lack of global standardisation for wheelchair users, specifically when in comes to the handling of wheelchairs by
The Future of Aviation for Disabled Passengers Globally Post Pandemic
With this week’s relaxation of the travel rules for the UK, we wanted to understand what global travel now looks like for disabled passengers specifically. Flying as a wheelchair user, even before Covid, was a process full of obstacles, and ableMove Founder, Josh Wintersgill sits on domestic and global level