All news on the topic: Disability

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BBC viewers saying the same thing as Steve Coogan channels Jimmy Savile
Paedophile Jimmy Savile's hideous crimes are being documented in a new BBC series, The Reckoning, which sees comedian Steve Coogan take on the role of the disgraced personality
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Bride slated for uninviting maid of honour's daughter 'because of wheelchair'
The maid of honour had been best friends with the bride since school but was left heartbroken when she learned her disabled daughter wouldn't be able to go to the wedding
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Woman, 82, rides pony 600-miles with her beloved dog in saddlebag beside her
Jane Dotchin makes the journey from her home in Hexham, Northumberland, to the north of Scotland every year and has even won awards for her long-distance exploits
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Drivers face £100 fine if they ignore parking rules and what to do to avoid it
Around five percent admitted to parking in disabled spaces when they shouldn't and seven percent admitted doing the same for parent-child bays - but there are times when you are permitted
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Calls to save ticket offices as closures consultation 'failed disabled people'
The plans to close almost every ticket office in England have caused outrage, with the Mirror campaigning to save them - and disabled rail users have now applied for a judicial review
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Asda applauded for 'amazing' hidden feature in kids' clothing that parents love
Asda shoppers have praised the supermarket for being 'beauties' after they noticed a range of children's clothes that go above and beyond - and they're impressed
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Over half of disabled adults want to see better representation - in video games
It comes as eight in ten disabled gamers have struggled to play their favourite games - due to inaccessible game features
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'Tories are doing their best to make disabled people the enemy of the taxpayer'
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey says the Tory party conference is using disabled people to distract from their own damage to taxpayers
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Tory transport boss defends plan to shut hundreds of rail station ticket offices
Cabinet Minister Mark Harper doubled down on moves to shut 974 railway station front counters in a bid to save money, despite the plan triggering a huge backlash
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Police drag paralysed man out of his car and drop him on floor as wife watches
Footage from Maryland, US, reveals the shocking treatment a wheelchair user who was dragged out of the car and left on the ground, as cops sorted out a case of mistaken identity
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Gov's disability awareness campaign forgets where negative attitudes are from
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey has been left unimpressed with the government's latest disability awareness campaign
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Mum left disabled after freak accident at home stunned by strangers' actions
Claire Löwen was busy running typical mum errands when she slipped and fell all the way to the bottom of the stairs at her home in Prestwich, leaving her in need of a wheelchair
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Woman's parents blamed their ‘sin’ for birth defect - then she became athlete
Katelyn Pavey was born with only one fully developed arm - but that wasn’t enough to stop her becoming one of the USA’s best amateur softball players. Now, a film is being released about Pavey’s inspirational story
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Disabled man left for 60 hours with sandwich and two drinks by care system
Steven King was unable to visit the toilet or take his medication, and says he was told 'to call 999' if he needed a drink – an experience that left him contemplating suicide
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'Our 10-year-old died after an operation she didn't need - we demand answers'
Dollceanna Carter, who had spina bifida and scoliosis, died after a number of operations allegedly led to her developing sepsis – now her parents are demanding answers
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Inhumane disability benefits assessments need reforms but not way Tories think
Rachel Charlton-Dailey stresses it's certainly not easy to get benefits if you're disabled and involves a gruelling system that can be very hard to deal with
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Mum's fury as child wears nappy to school because it had no accessible toilet
Violet Heasley, 8, was forced to wear a nappy to school every day because her school did not have a wheelchair-access toilet, leaving her mum to fight for her 'dignity'
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Disabled mum trapped in home for 10 years after refusal left her unable to leave
Cancer survivor and disabled mum of two Dawn Steel says she fears she will miss crucial hospital appointments as a result of "not qualifying" for patient transport
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Disabled man forced to drag himself down stairs and fears he'll miss own wedding
Despite reporting the broken lift over a week ago and forking out £150 per month for property maintenance, wheelchair user Chris Purnell remains stuck in his fourth-floor flat
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Six ways drivers automatically qualify for Blue Badges for disabled parking
There are six ways a person qualifies for a Blue Badge for cars which allow thousands of drivers to park in disabled bays closer to supermarkets and businesses
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Woman blinded herself with drain cleaner to fulfil 'dream of being disabled'
WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS - Jewel Shuping has Body Integrity Identity Disorder and dreamt of being blind since she was a child, so in 2006 she took matters into her own hands
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Plans to cut support for Disabled kids make no sense - it's a massive failure
Mirror columnist Anna Morrell explains why a reported proposal to cut the number of support plans available to children with special education needs won't benefit anyone, and why Britain's collapsing care system has been dealt another blow
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Stephanie Aston's death didn’t surprise me - disabled women are rarely believed
Stephanie Aston was told her painful symptoms were 'all in her head' before she died. This should be shocking, but as a disabled woman, it was also deeply upsetting, because for almost my whole life doctors have not believed me
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Horrifying moment disabled girl kicked in face as she lies on ground in attack
A school has said they have 'acted quickly' after a video circulating on Snapchat appeared to show a disabled girl being kicked in the face on the street by a fellow pupil
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Assessment consultation is likely to land Disabled people right back on benefits
Mirror columnist Anna Morell has strong feelings about Disabled people being told to 'look for employment' and is calling on the government to do more for people with health issues