This feature comes at a very opportune moment, with the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) having recently launched its “Strategy 2030”, designed to guide and steer everything they do over the next seven years. Quoting…
Articles by ‘Ian Carrier’
The infrastructure changes brought about in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have largely been hailed as positive for active travel and environmental health, but for disabled people the story might not be so rosy.
In December 2019, people started hearing stories of what would eventually be named COVID-19. As we all know, society was not prepared for the devastating effects of this virus, nor of the ensuing pandemic which took the world by surprise. The virus has completely changed the way we go about our daily lives and people are starting to have to rethink what is the ‘new normal’.
Head injuries have too often been considered a necessary risk in sports such as football and rugby. But with the alarming scenes of Jan Vertonghen’s head injury during Tottenham’s Champions league semi-final, and the damning report from the Rugby Football Union and it’s focus on head injury, is it time to ask what more can be done to improve prevention, reporting, and treatment?
Ian Carrier, who heads up our team of spinal injury specialists and is a member of the Spinal Injuries Association tells us about the valuable work carried out by Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research, and how it benefits spinally injured people.
Partners and staff at RWK Goodman took part in a wide range of activities during the firm’s annual Green Week to understand how small changes in the workplace can have a big impact on…
At RWK Goodman we take our commitment to sustainability incredibly seriously and genuinely believe that the environment matters. We have publicly reported our carbon footprint for the past five years via the Legal Sustainability Alliance (LSA).
With the holiday season in full swing, many people will be travelling to locations around Europe and returning home refreshed and revitalised. But what about those few holidays where things go wrong?
Last week was Green Week across our offices. We focussed on fun, small behaviour changes to make a big difference – including the way we commute to work to reduce our carbon footprint and make healthier choices.
In an overpopulated and mass-manufactured world, the green agenda has long been a hot topic for governments and big industry.
Withy King is hosting an exhibition until 11 July 2014 for the disabled artist Keith Jansz, who is a member artist of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists.
For the month of June, Withy King’s Oxford office is hosting an exhibition for the artist Keith Jansz, who is a member artist of the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists. Nearly 20 years ago,…