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The Twitter storm around coronavirus shows no sign of easing and amid the hysteria and paralysis there have been the occasional interesting suggestions. One was: “A guy on Twitter has…

A leading disability rights campaigner has urged the government to do more for disabled and chronically ill people as it steps up the fight against coronavirus. Frances Ryan, who is…

A university apologised and launched an investigation after a student who uses a wheelchair was left to work in isolation at the top of a flight of steps in a…

The problems facing disabled people who try to use public transport have been highlighted in a report in the Observer newspaper. Journalist Anna Tims reported how a 13-year-old boy who…

A 60-year-old pharmacy worker has become the first deaf person on record to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic. The BBC reporter that Mo O'Brien…

The BBC has announced that it has suspended the closure of its red button text service, just before the service was due to be cancelled. The news came shortly after…

A disabled artist who was condemned by homelessness to live in a hotel room which was inaccessible has drawn on the experience to send a strong message about the obstacles…

A disabled mum told reporters she was asked to leave a Sainsbury's store after staff insisted her support dog "was not real". Bex Clifton said employees at the supermarket "shouted at her"…

People with a learning disability are seven times as likely as their non-disabled peers to be lonely according to research from Mencap. This Christmas the charity is calling for urgent…

The BBC marked the recent International Day of People with Disabilities by promising to include more disabled entertainers and actors on its mainstream panel shows, documentaries and dramas. The Guardian reported that…