Are you a wheelchair user, carer, or family member of a wheelchair user? Would you like to get involved in shaping better services?

Come along and have your say at our next Service User Engagement Forum on 18th June 2025.

I’ve put together our latest updates, and insights to keep you informed and engaged. From the office and facilities update and service user caseload to exciting upcoming events, including the dates for our next Service User Engagement Forum. Read on to find out more!

The Wheelchair Alliance has called on Government to remove ‘ridiculous’ guidance that could see children needing driving licences for wheelchairs. Here, Nick Goldup, COO and chair of the Alliance explains more.

The Wheelchair Alliance is an organisation which represents the voices of wheelchair users and we have urged the Government to act now on an update to current guidance that would require disabled children to have driving licences and insurance for their powered wheelchairs.

My name is Archie and  I have been a wheelchair user for almost 3 years. Sport has always been a big part of my life so when I started using a wheelchair it was important for me to find ways to still be part of the sports I loved and to find sports where I'd be supported and understood when my health changed...

We're shining a spotlight on two of our colleagues... Theresa Hodges, Clinical Lead in Ashford and Nicky Parks, Customer Service Administrator in Gillingham.

Read on to learn more about Theresa and Nicky and their work at Kent and Medway Wheelchair Service.

It is great to have the opportunity through this newsletter to discuss the important work of the Wheelchair Alliance, so thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Nick Goldup the Chair and, since February, the Chief Operating Officer of the Alliance.

My Name is Sophie and I have MS (multiple sclerosis) While the diagnosis is relapsing remitting, each relapse has taken a bit of me that has not returned and means that my condition, my disability has progressed.

CEDAK (Centre of Excellence for Disabled Archery in Kent) was set up in 2003 to enable with disability/ impairment to enjoy the sport of archery in an environment that is accessible to all.

A little while ago we were able to celebrate International Wheelchair Day at Ross Care.

We are in a privileged position to see first-hand the impact the wheelchair can have on improving lives.

Our celebrations involved the sharing of a series of short reflections from colleagues, Service Users & partners that highlight the positive impact of wheelchairs on individuals’ lives.

My name is Amber and I have been with the Wheelchair Service for over 8 years. Previous to that I worked in retail and had no idea about the intricacies of the wheelchair service or even the equipment. So, day one of working for our approved repair service at the time in customer service was interesting.