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The growing trend to provide services online is generating an increasing gap between advances in new technology and disabled people’s ability to take advantage of them, according to a new…

A disabled peer has become the first member of the House of Lords to deliver a speech during a debate with the help of a personal assistant (PA). Baroness [Jane]…

A disabled campaigner has secured a high court victory over his local council, after it put the lives of blind and partially-sighted people at risk by ignoring government guidance on…

A new mobile phone “app” is making it easier for disabled people in search of a stylish – and accessible – venue for a night out on the town. Fiona…

Four disabled models will be taking to the catwalk this week in a bid to persuade some of the country’s top women’s magazines that they should be featuring on their…

Organisers hope that a month-long disability arts, culture and human rights festival could become an annual fixture and help turn a London borough into a centre of excellence. The Together!…

Government plans to “shrink” new school buildings will threaten the inclusion of thousands of disabled children in mainstream settings, campaigners have warned. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) spoke out…

Housing providers will be able to bid for money from a £300 million fund to help boost the provision of specialised housing for disabled and older people. The government had…

A Supreme Court hearing this week could lead to important new protection from discrimination for thousands of disabled volunteers, and benefit claimants forced into government work experience programmes. A disabled…

Some of Britain’s top Paralympians will be appearing at a new festival of sport that aims to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and unearth future…