The November issue of Lifestyle Magazine is here!
The cover stars are Ella-Reiss and Eden-Rose whose close bond started with a shared passion for music! 🎶
You catch up on the latest stories and features from Lifestyle here:
motabilitylifestyle.com/
📸: Andrew Shaylor
ALT A front page cover image of Lifestyle magazine. It features siblings Ella-Reiss (left) and Eden-Rose (right). They are stood in front of a piano hugging and facing the camera. In large white font reads: "We're the perfect duo."
85% said they felt more confident travelling by walking, using a wheelchair or cycling.
This is the everyday impact of our grants.
Our 2025/26 evaluation of the Active Travel Grant Programme shows how Personal Mobility grants can impact disabled people's lives.
ALT A graphic with a pink background and white text which reads "85% said they felt more confident travelling by walking, using a wheelchair or cycling." Underneath this graphic are icons of 10 people with 8 and half being dark purple and 1 and half being light purple to show the 85% statistic. In the bottom left corner is more white text which reads: "2025/26 Evaluation of the Active Travel Grant Programme."
Everton FC's Accessibility Lead shares how the club takes pride in making matchdays enjoyable for fans with sensory sensitivities and neurodivergent needs.
Learn what their inclusive matchday experience looks like ⬇️
📸: @Everton Football Club motabilitylifestyle.com/late…
Everyone deserves to feel included and communicate confidently at work.
That's why members of the paint shop team at Nissan's Sunderland plant completed an 11-week British Sign Language course.
Read the full story ⬇️
Photo: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd motabilityfoundation.org.uk/…
Every interaction makes a difference. 🤝
Our commissioned research into community transport found that these services can play an important role in supporting independence, reducing isolation and helping people access the things that matter to them.
📸: @NNCTransport
ALT A light blue graphic with purple text which reads: It's lovely to see the friendships between drivers and their passengers. One lady, with a high level of pain, only travels with Barry - he knows exactly how to assist her. In the bottom left corner is a picture of Barry. He is wearing a khaki green top and a yellow padded vest jacket, he is smiling at the camera. In the bottom right corner is who said the quote; Jane Bishop, Executive Lead, North Norfolk Community Transport.
This week, we’re celebrating #CommunityTransportWeek and all the organisations, staff and volunteers helping disabled people make the journeys they choose.
Community transport is about much more than getting from A to B.
Learn more on our blog ⬇️ motabilityfoundation.org.uk/…
“Two years ago, I broke my tibia which left me with osteoarthritis in my knee. It completely changed my ability to get about."
Today is #WorldArthritisDay - Steph shares how her condition impacts how she travels.
You can read more about her story here:
bit.ly/4hSaoXx
ALT Steph is transferring from her car to her mobility scooter using her walking aid while David helps her. They are both smiling.
ALT Steph is leaving her house using her walking aid and a grab bar outside her front door.
ALT Steph is sat on her mobility scooter, her husband David is holding her walking aid. They are walking through a park together with their backs to the camera.
How does a guide dog use the toilet on a cruise ship? 🚢
Debs recently went on a cruise around Canada with her guide dog Betty - here's what the pup's on-board bathroom looks like!
[Video description: This is a video of Debs talking to the camera about her experience as she is stood on the deck of a cruise ship. The camera cuts to Betty and then pans right to show her on-board toilet.]
Today's #WorldSightDay, a day that reminds us to ensure blind and visually impaired people can navigate the world independently.
That’s why we've funded @RSBCcharity's Travelling with Confidence programme. Learn all about Kaitlin’s training session ⬇️ motabilityfoundation.org.uk/…
Today's #WorldCerebralPalsyDay and Ben's story highlights how conditions like cerebral palsy can affect everyday travel.
Before using his Driving Lessons Grant from, getting to college put him in some very difficult situations.
Here's his story 🎥
[Video description: Ben sharing his experience of having an adapted Motability Scheme car. It is a mixture of Ben talking to the camera and voiceover clips of Ben walking, driving and going to college and the seaside. There are also close ups of his steering adaptions.]
In 2024, we grant-funded @WeAreCyclingUK's Inclusive Cycling Experience programme. Through one of the programme’s Manchester hubs, Margaret and Andrew have discovered a love of cycling.
Today is #WorldSmileDay, so we're sharing how cycling gives people lots to smile about. 😃
ALT Two people ride a tandem trike on a track wearing helmets. The woman is in front wearing a bright blue rain jacket and black jeans. The man behind wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.
ALT A man and woman stook behind a trike, laughing, looking to their right. The man is wearing bright orange rain coat, grey jeans and a grey cap. The woman is wearing a camo print jacket with a grey hoodie underneath and blue jogging bootoms with white piped vertical stripes on the outside of the leg.
ALT A man smiling, looking to the left of the camera. He is wearing Cycling UK branded clothing - a bright orange beanie hat and a navy blue rain jacket.
ALT A woman wearing a helmet, with her hand on the handle of a trike. The man is sat on the stationary trike facing the camera. They are both smiling.
Travelling on the Elizabeth Line to the airport with a guide dog! 🦮
Debs travelled from the UK to Canada with her guide dog Betty. The first snag in her travels was unfortunately on the way to the airport while at Heathrow Terminal 2.
[Video description: This is a video of Debs talking to the camera about her experience. In the first two clips she is stood on the Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 platform of the Elizabeth Line. In the final clip she is in her hotel with a skyline view of Toronto behind her.]
We were delighted to be joined by Minister @LilianGreenwood, @MarieTidball and colleagues to discuss how accessible transport enables disabled people to access work, education and everyday life.
Thanks to everyone who joined us! (1/3)
Great to join @marietidball, colleagues, campaigners and Motability at a roundtable #Lab26 to discuss the barriers disabled people still face accessing work, education and training and how we can work together to break them down. 🌹
We know the difference accessible and reliable transport makes. 2025 research with Scheme customers found that 92% of those employed agree the Scheme makes a difference in their ability to maintain employment. (2/3)
We're proud of the impact the Scheme has in supporting outcomes for disabled people and the work we have done to build wider transport equity - breaking down barriers across the system to improve outcomes for disabled people across the UK. (3/3)