Derby-based social enterprise shortlisted for national award

Derby-based Nimbus Disability is a finalist in the UK Social Enterprise Awards, recognising itas one of the country’s most innovative and impactful businesses.‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌Social enterprises are mission-led businesses that reinvest or donate their profits for social purposes. Nimbus Disability is a social enterprise that is run by disabled people for disabled people. It’s work to improve […]

New Partnership Ensures Better Access For Football Fans

A partnership spearheaded by Derby-based Nimbus Disability has enabled disabled football fans to benefit from easier access to tickets thanks to a pioneering partnership. Sports venue ticketing platform Alloc8 has teamed up with Nimbus Disability to incorporate the award-winning bespoke Access Card software into its own ticketing system which is being operated for the first […]

Royal Approval For Innovative Derby Company

A Derby-based social enterprise company, which is run by disabled people for disabled people, has been formally presented with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire Mrs Elizabeth Fothergill CBE and Deputy Lord-Lieutenant Tony Walker CBE. Nimbus Disability, based in Pride Park, has been recognised in The Queen’s Award Innovation category […]

NOS Officially Unveiled At Key Industry Event

Nimbus Disability recently took centre stage at the vibrant Family Attractions Expo at Birmingham’s NEC which was a sparkling showcase of the exciting developments planned for the leisure and tourism industry across the UK and beyond. The event was the opportunity for Nimbus to talk to current and prospective partners about the Nimbus Operation System […]

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Nimbus Appoints New Director of Partnerships & Development

We are excited to announce that Mark Briggs will soon be joining Nimbus leading on the next phase in the evolution of the Access Card and other exciting programmes. Mark will take up the role of Director of Partnerships and Development later in June. The phenomenal success of Nimbus and the incredible expansion of the […]

PIONEERING COMPANY RUN BY DISABLED PEOPLE WINS QUEEN’S AWARD

Nimbus, a company run by disabled people to help tens of thousands of their peers have better access to entertainment venues, has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The company which only has four employees created the bespoke Access Card under the leadership of Martin Austin, who has been an amputee since his diagnosis […]

We’re recruiting a new Non-Executive Director.

Be instrumental in leading change for Disabled people on a national and international level. If you have director-level experience or working in a role where you can utilise your skills and experience to lead and broker expansion, then Nimbus may be the place where you can truly make a lifetime of difference. Nimbus Disability, the […]

Access Card online system now free for all venues, events and ticket offices

Nimbus Disability, the company behind the Access Card scheme for disabled customers, now offers its groundbreaking card validation system completely free of charge to venues. Nimbus launched its Access Card in 2014, meaning D/deaf and disabled customers can easily and discreetly give information to providers about the sort of needs they have. Access requirements are […]

Changing Places Consultation

Proposals to require Changing Places Toilets in stadia, sports and leisure facilities Last summer, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consulted on increasing the provision of large, well-equipped disabled toilets, known as Changing Places Toilets. Although that website at that link says the consultation has closed, the background documents are available there and […]

Naidex 46: Aspiring for a Better Future of Independent Living

Naidex is Europe’s most established event dedicated to the disability and independent living industries, taking place this 17th & 18th of March. Showcasing the latest innovations in mobility, care, rehab, assistive technology, accessible design and more, the show brings together visitors into the halls of Birmingham’s NEC for two days of opportunities, innovation, discovery and […]