Disability Now

Disability Now
Logo for Disability Now
EditorIan Macrae
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation18,514 (2008)[1]
Founded1984
Final issueSeptember 2012
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.disabilitynow.org.uk
ISSN0958-4676

Disability Now was a UK magazine for disabled people, published by UK disability charity Scope(previously known as the National Spastics Society).

It was first published in 1984 as a newspaper and continued in that form until 2008, when it was redesigned as an A4 magazine with a greater emphasis on lifestyle features than previously.[2] During this time, Ian Macare became the first disabled person to edit a British disability-focused publication.[3] In 2012 it moved to an online only format, with the last print edition in September 2012.[4]

In December 2016, Scope announced the closure of the then-online only publication[5] but would "continue publishing DN-branded content on its own website".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ John Plunkett (25 September 2007). "Disability Now names first disabled editor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Ian Macrae: My life in media". The Independent. London. 22 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Scope annual report 2011-12" (PDF). Scope. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ^ "An update on the future of Disability Now". Disability Now. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016.
  6. ^ Pring, John (15 December 2016). "Scope's decision to close Disability Now 'is a tragedy'". Disability News Service.


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