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An international specialist on the mobility needs of people with disabilities has acknowledged the great progress in England’s transport sector in recent years but says more should be done. Ann…

A wheelchair-user who triggered a Twitter storm when she highlighted the problems facing disabled people who are the victims of unwanted help has found a solution by adding spokes to…

Burger King has apologised to a blind woman who has a food allergy after she was told staff were not allowed to read out a list of ingredients to her.…

A call centre worker who has an invisible illness claims he was given a ticket for double parking during a medical episode. Joan Jover has Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Spondyloarthritis, which…

A disabled dad has told the media how he got stranded at a railway station which allows wheelchair users to arrive but not leave. Richard Luke arrived at the station…

A Labour MP’s conversation with a wheelchair user has helped to kick off a campaign to ban parking on pavements. The House of Commons Transport Committee has called for a…

Disability charities have welcomed the expansion of the blue badge parking scheme, but they have also urged local authorities to ensure there are enough disabled parking spaces to cope. Changes…

A technology consultant from London is believed to have established a legal landmark by becoming the first profoundly deaf person to sit on a jury in a crown court in…

The National Deaf Children’s Society is calling on the Government to halt what it describes as “the crisis engulfing deaf education and the wider special educational needs system” by providing…

Accessibility in the UK’s airports is improving according to the results of the latest survey by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The body’s fourth annual report reveals that for the…