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Motability has launched a competition to find partners to run a £20 million evidence centre funded by the charity and dedicated to making transport accessible for disabled people. Motability plans…

A disabled woman who was late returning to her car because of her fall has had her £100 fine quashed. Jeanne Young was 16 minutes late getting back to the…

Many disabled Londoners are “prisoners in their own homes” because of the lack of public toilets in the capital, an activist has warned. Sue Elsegood, a wheelchair user who has…

A woman who lost her job after she was deemed “too short” to drive buses safely has been reinstated. The media reported that Tracey Scholes was told she was unable…

The UK Government’s National Disability Strategy, published in July last year after several delays, has been ruled unlawful by a High Court judge over its failure to properly consult disabled…

The government has pledged its commitment to improving accessibility for deaf people across the country by backing a Bill which will see British Sign Language (BSL) become a recognised language.…

Marks & Spencer has changed the name of its Midget Gems sweets to avoid offending people with dwarfism, according to media reports. The retailer is reported to have taken the…

A police force is working with charities and support groups to promote a wristband scheme aimed at helping to safeguard vulnerable adults living with dementia. Avon and Somerset Police has…

The government says thousands more disabled people are set to benefit from a new package of support designed to help them into the work they want. Chloe Smith, the Minister…

A charity has cheered Rose Ayling-Ellis's Strictly Come Dancing victory and said her success is changing attitudes towards deaf people. And the actress herself told the media she hoped her…