All news on the topic: Disability

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, explains how changes to benefits and benefit systems since 2008 have meant that Disabled people have lost payments of around £1,200 on average each year

All Covid support has gone, but there are still shielders – disabled people who know their underlying conditions put them at too great a risk from Covid to venture out and reclaim a fully lived life now

Sebastian Ibanez, from Mesa in Arizona, US, sold $6 mops and brooms on the street to help his wife, who has cancer, and his three children. However he was often duped by heartless thieves

Maria Trivigno, 56, was forced to park in a spot marked 'no loading' after finding all the disabled spaces at Victoria Leisure Centre, Nottingham, taken - and was furious to receive a fine

Thérèse Coffey is wrong that people simply need to 'work more hours' in order to boost their incomes, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, Rachel Charlton-Dailey, says

Spencer Watts' flight from Lanzarote to was diverted to Birmingham and when he landed found no arrangements had been made, despite Ryanair knowing he had a wheelchair

As many asylum seekers say they have been placed in unsuitable properties littered with tripping hazards, an expert blamed the system which she says 'creates a hostile environment'

Sir Rod Stewart left a Sky News broadcaster speechless last month when he revealed he was planning to pay for scans for Brits who are currently on NHS waiting lists

Fenella Fox, 29, was left bedridden for months and needed a wheelchair which she believes is due to developing cyber motion sickness or digital vertigo thanks to using her phone for up to 14 hours a day

Anna Morell says a third of disabled people are living in cold homes according to data from disability charity Scope - and pre-payment meters will make the situation even worse

Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, says media ableism happens every single day and can be seen in the use of outdated words such as 'wheelchair-bound'

A hearing has heard how a former Metropolitan Police officer allegedly mocked Katie Price's eldest son's weight, in addition to other WhatsApp conversations exposing officers discussing a colleague who 'once got away with rape' - with one describing him as 'a legend'

The Welsh government have announced plans to fine people £70 for parking on pavements. The plans are said to be welcomed by many after many wheelchair users and pushchairs shared their of finding their way through pavements congested with cars

Mum-of-five and TV star Katie Price spoke out about her fury after it was revealed that eight police officers are facing a gross misconduct inquiry after callous jokes about her disabled son Harvey

Chris Hinds, who is running for a seat on the Denver City Council, had to drag himself up onto the stage infront of dozens of spectators or risk losing $125,000 in campaign financing

Half of all disabled kids have had difficulty accessing play equipment in local parks and almost a tenth of disabled kids are worried they’ll get hurt on equipment which isn’t made with accessibility in mind

Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, says the book-writing world is a horrendously hard space to access as a disabled woman

Anna Morell asks when will the Tories begin to listen and stop the bone-exposing cuts that are leading to actual loss of life, as the Government spends a small fortune on trying to deliberately put poor disabled people back in their box

Strictly Come Dancing will see a show first in 2023 as bosses look to sign up a celebrity wheelchair user, with bosses reportedly incredibly excited about the move

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, says actor Brendan Fraser's interviews about his role in a fat suit, beg the question: why are we still using fat suits like this?

Rachel Charlton-Dailey, Disabled Britain guest editor and columnist for the Mirror, says she refuses to simply write whatever the government asks her to, after questioning a new 'announcement' from Westminster

It comes after a court ruled in favour of two severely disabled men, who argued they were left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after their benefits were changed

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - Limara Greenwood from Bridgwater, Somerset, bought a second-hand e-scooter to get to the shops as she feared she would be judged if using a mobility scooter, but she has regretted it

Kerrie Baker and her partner posted a livestream in which they mocked disabled children, pulling faces and laughing as they called them 'vegetables' and told people who disagreed to 'f*** off'

The story of Laura Winham, whose body lay unnoticed for years after her death, is not an isolated example of how disabled people are falling through the net, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK