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The rush to reopen retail after lockdown has prompted Guardian journalist Sam Wollaston to look behind the scenes at a sector which has been harder hit than most – Britain’s…

Nationwide, employers are devising and delivering new business environments in offices, shops and factories, soon to be let loose to do the same in bars, clubs and restaurants. It’s all…

A British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter has given an insight into her work after being catapulted to stardom by her role in keeping the public informed about the coronavirus pandemic.…

Charities working with people who have hearing impairments are urging the NHS to help to improve communication during the coronavirus pandemic by commissioning a new design of face masks. Clear…

Supermarkets and retailers and their customers across the UK are being urged to prioritise the needs of blind and partially sighted people as coronavirus restrictions bring major changes to the…

Staff at a disability enterprise who usually make wheelchair upholstery have turned their talents to producing thousands of masks for frontline NHS staff battling coronavirus. The Mirror reported that the…

Campaigners for deaf and hearing-impaired people have started legal proceedings against the government over a lack of sign language interpreters at its daily coronavirus briefings. Users of British Sign Language…

Details have been announced today about a new funding source which is designed to help voluntary and community sector mental health organisations as they work to meet rising demand during…

The National Autistic Society has welcomed the decision by the Government to amend national guidance on how often some people can leave their home during the coronavirus outbreak. The Society…

A Leeds-based lawyer is challenging businesses to change the way they think and operate by recruiting from the ranks of people with autism. Ian McCann, founder of Leeds-based Legal Studios,…

The RNIB is calling on the government to take action to help blind and partially-sighted people cope with some of the challenges posed by coronavirus. The charity is urging the…

The government has announced plans to look into banning motorists throughout England from parking on pavements, according to a report from BBC online. However the AA has responded by calling…

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”…