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A new Parliamentary report examines the “mainstream practice” of working from home as a route to help more disabled people take up job opportunities that were previously denied to them.…

Campaigners have accused one of the UK’s leading train companies of “virtue signalling without the virtue” after it used images of wheelchair users that they say do not reflect the…

A disabled actor has called for improved representation for disabled performers in the entertainment industry – and specifically an end to what activists call “cripping up” – casting non-disabled actors in disabled…

A designer who was told "disabled people don't need fashion" launched her own adaptive clothing firm, which appeared on the catwalk at London Fashion Week. Hanan Tantush told the BBC…

A wheelchair-user has founded an app to provide Tube travellers with information on accessibility at stations. Time Out reported that Simon Sansome developed the app, which is named Snowball, to “reimagine”…

The next Tube stations in line to become “step-free” have been announced by Transport for London. The Standard reported that TfL has published a list of 17 shortlisted stations that will now undergo detailed…

A blind campaigner and guide dog owner told the BBC she does not ever feel completely safe independently navigating a city centre's pavements due to bad parking. The Royal National Institute…

More than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for wheelchairs and mobility equipment that could transform their lives, Whizz Kidz say. The BBC reported that the charity,…

A Cambridge University report has found that Sign Language AI systems are being procured across public services without adequate Deaf community involvement, creating institutional risks Dr Louise Hickman, Dr Alexa Hagerty,…

A woman with a neurological disorder has created a new board game to educate players about disability awareness. Able2UK reported that Toyah Wordsworth was diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia at the age of…