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The Sochi Paralympics will be "transformational" for Russia's attitudes towards disabled people, according to the British president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Sir Philip Craven was speaking as he…

The UK's position as the birthplace of the Paralympics was celebrated this week with a ceremony that "created" part of the flame that will burn throughout the Winter Paralympic Games…

A new campaign aims to position England as a leading destination for disabled tourists. VisitEngland, the national tourist board, hopes that its Access for All marketing campaign will both champion…

Two disabled peers are backing efforts to introduce a change in the law that would remove a major barrier to justice for victims of disability discrimination. New legal aid laws…

A new series of video interviews with disabled people shows the kind of "amazing histories" that should be recorded for future generations, according to the researcher who has led the…

A leading police expert has called on the criminal justice system to do more to tackle disability hate crime. Superintendent Paul Giannasi, a member of the Association of Chief Police…

Professionals in parts of England still do not understand their duty to ensure that disabled people have the support they need to make "critical" decisions about their health and social…

Disabled campaigners are calling on a city council to give them a wider choice of public transport, after a five-year delay in deciding whether to license a more accessible type…

Some of the myths around disability and dating have been punctured by a new report from a group of young disabled campaigners. Members of the Trailblazers network set out to…

A fund set up to help disabled people with the extra costs they face in gaining elected office will be extended by another year, so that it covers the general…