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A disabled BBC journalist made the news himself after tweeting how he was left waiting on an empty plane and told there were no staff at Heathrow Airport to help…

Alton Towers theme park is working to make its attractions more accessible by training staff to better communicate with guests. The BBC reported that workers at the attraction in Staffordshire…

A disabled House of Commons manager who was threatened with disciplinary action when she asked staff to stop using her specially adapted workspace has won a tribunal claim. The Mail…

What is the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)? The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is an Act of the Parliament of the UK which has now been replaced by the Equality Act…

Who is a disabled person? According to the Equality Act 2010; a disabled person is defined as someone who has a mental or physical impairment that has a substantial effect…

An award-winning journalist, author and political commentator brought out some of the best and the worst in social media with her suggestion of a database of businesses applying Covid-safe procedures…

The RNIB has joined forces with the international wayfinding system what3words to help blind and partially-sighted people arrive precisely where they need to be. The charity is promoting wider use…

About 500 new large accessible toilets for severely disabled people are to be installed across England after the government announced £23.5m of funding. The BBC reported that The Department for…

A youth wheelchair rugby club is down to just one player with a disability since resuming training after a two-year hiatus due to Covid. BBC Online reports that the Ospreys…

A new charity will work to increase access to the Yorkshire Dales in memory of a teacher who died from bowel cancer last year. Access the Dales has been established…