All news on the topic: Disability
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'Met Report shows terrible discrimination - disregarding ableism is no surprise'
Report found that 33 per cent of staff with a disability or long-term illness have experienced bullying. Disability was also the most recurring tribunal claim brought against the Met in recent years
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The Wheel fans sob as blind contestant wins despite admitting he had 'no idea'
A blind contestant won a huge sum of money on Michael McIntyre's gameshow The Wheel, leaving fans elated at the result
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'I'm blind and an amazing mum - my biggest challenge isn't that I can't see'
Dr Amy Kavanagh opens up about life as a mum with a visual impairment and the obstacles she faces daily - from reading her initial pregnancy test results to attending regular baby health checks
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Family of mum who took own life after benefits cut win bid for fresh inquest
Jodey Whiting died in February 2017 after her disability benefit was stopped. Her mother Joy Dove took her fight for a new inquest to the Court of Appeal - and it has now been granted
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Man lifts wife out of wheelchair and tries to throw her over railing into river
Jonathan Pinney, 38, is accused of attempting to chuck his wife into Boston’s Fort Port Channel on Wednesday afternoon because he thought she was an 'imposter'
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Woman forced to show bouncer stoma bag as he refused to let her in disabled loo
Lauren Parkes, who suffers from Crohn's disease, had been enjoying a night out at The Hangar, in Wolverhampton, when she went to pop to the toilet but a bouncer stopped her using the disabled loos
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Artificial Intelligence bot bypasses security check by pretending to be blind
Artificial Intelligence bot GPT-4 has managed to beat a CAPTCHA test, which are designed to detect if a user is human, by pretending to be a blind person and asking for help
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Student filmed throwing woman's wheelchair down flight of stairs in nightclub
Mercyhurst University ice hockey student Carson Briere has been slammed after he was caught launching a wheelchair down stairs at Sullivan's Pub and Eatery in Erie, Pennsylvania, US
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Man can't afford £12.50 charge to visit grandchild, 6, 'living on borrowed time'
Iain Buers, 55, says he won't be able to afford to visit six-year-old seriously ill granddaughter Charlotte in hospital when the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanded in August
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'I'm a football coach with a disability – some in the community aren't as lucky'
Sas Granville is a Myth Buster for learning disability charity Mencap – and is working to challenge peoples' perceptions when it comes to people with a disability and sports
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'Good news from the land of Disabled people - and three times over in one week!'
There has been some lovely visible success for Disabled people in TV and film recently. Elsewhere, everything else is, as ever, still an unholy mess
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Jeremy Hunt confirms benefits shake-up for Universal Credit and disabled Brits
The Chancellor shared his "Back to Work" plan in the Spring Budget today announcing that the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for benefits will be scrapped
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'People went on pity dates with me because I'm deaf then I met fiance on Tinder'
Having a disability can make navigating the world trickier than for non-disabled people, including dating. Lily Azeez shared how she faced discrimination on dates until she met the love of her life
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Lockdown files show Government let disabled people die. We need to examine that
Lockdowns are still viewed as the worst thing that happened in during the pandemic - when it should be the travesty of how many disabled people were allowed to perish
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Mum had to bury daughter next to husband after the pair died six days apart
Alice Palmer, 68, was a lifetime carer to daughter Beth, 20, who suffered with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, blindness, and epilepsy. Sadly she died at a young age, and then Alice's husband, John, passed away too
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Woman left paralysed after routine appointment finally home after eight months
Caitlin Jensen, 29, suffered four ruptured arteries which led to heart attacks and strokes after a routine chiropractor appointment on June 16, 2022, in Georgia, US
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'Humiliated' disabled woman forced to crawl up stairs to get into council flat
Laura Wilson has been using a wheelchair full-time after her mobility was affected due to a neurological condition, and now feels she's being "held prisoner" in her own home
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Blind mum terrified by mice that run around her house and nibble on her Weetabix
A blind mum of two in Liverpool said she is terrified of the mice she can hear running around her home. Emma Rankin said her carers started noticing bite marks in her food along with mouse droppings
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'Disabled people 4 times more likely to die by suicide should break your heart'
There is such deep rooted systemic inequality when it comes to how Disabled people are treated in this country that this is not news to Disabled people. And it is forgettable or ignorable news to most non-disabled people
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'Glib Hancock shows contempt Disabled people face from Government down'
This week’s shocker (not actually a shocker) for Disabled people was news of a jolly little chat between then Health Secretary Matt Hancock and aide Allan Nixon
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Wheelchair racer Abby delighted to be unveiled as Blue Peter's 42nd presenter
Blue Peter's new presenter Abby Cook studied applied biological science at Forth Valley College; works to support disabled and non-disabled young people becoming active and trains twice a week with Paralympians, among other achievements
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Fury at BP oil boss's £10million bonus while Brits struggle with sky-high bills
BP chief executive Bernard Looney could be in line for a fat paypacket but the End Fuel Poverty Coalition slammed the 'champagne lifestyle for energy bosses' while struggling Brits suffer in 'cold, damp homes'
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'Pay attention to which types of disabled women are represented this IWD'
Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, Rachel Charlton-Dailey, asks where are the different types of disabled women to be trotted out by corporations for International Women's Day - and not just one well-off white woman in a wheelchair?
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Cyclist pavement killer fears she will be bullied in jail, claims friend
Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years last week after being convicted of the manslaughter of cyclist Celia Ward, 77, who fell off her bike onto a busy road during a confrontation
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Cyclist pavement killer risks losing home as neighbours break silence
Auriol Grey, 49, was estranged from her family and is said to only have one friend having struggled through life with health problems and limited financial means
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