Disability Now

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Disability Now
File:Disability Now logo.png
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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