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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…

A folk performer who has attracted acclaim across the country for her songs and her live shows has told the BBC how she is using her talent to tackle some…

Entertainment industry giant Ticketmaster has announced a new service to allow disabled music fans to book accessible tickets online more easily. The media and charities have welcomed the move, which…

You might not see much about it in the mainstream media, but interest is intensifying in some online forums around the issues of accessibility when it comes to voting. If…

The findings of research commissioned by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical into the experience of parents of children with special needs raises some interesting points for operators of historic and cultural…

Multi-million pound modernisation programmes are changing the face of Britain’s town and city centres – and presenting a great opportunity to take an inclusive approach and make urban areas more…

A Labour MP has asked social media users who call him “thick” over his writing mistakes to go easy on him as he is “living with acute dyslexia”. Peter Kyle,…

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…