This week, Liz Carr’s documentary about assisted dying goes out. I had a conversation with her for it, but you won’t find me in the finished film. That’s because I am also disabled, and I disagree that the proposed laws on assisted
A wheelchair user was left frustrated after he was denied access to a train because the disabled ramp was put in the one place on the platform where he could not use it. Doug Paulley was trying to board the service from
Nigel Farage has sparked outrage after being spotted using a disabled parking spot for 45 minutes to go shopping at M&S. Pictures taken on Monday 22 April show the former UKIP leader exit a white BMW on North Wharf Road, next to
A disabled man, who felt he had been consigned to the “scrapheap” after years of struggling to secure work has landed his dream job. Mark Catton, 60, has a visual impairment and has been out of work since he was made redundant four
Furious mothers said they were left “devastated” after a photography firm made the “inhumane” offer to remove disabled children and those with additional support needs from class photos, it has been reported. At Aboyne Primary School in Scotland, three children were taken
A carer who stole £20,000 from a disabled woman who she looked after has been jailed. Petula Hatzer, 55, opened up several credit card and catalogue accounts in Alison Hague’s name – who she looked after for 17 years. She was employed
Some nightclubs build their reputation on being exclusive, but one venue is working on being more inclusive. Every Thursday, La Quinta Restaurant in Benfleet, Essex, runs a special night – which is fully accessible and open to all – called Blaze. It
Ezra Johnson is part of the team at Transport for All, which has been nominated for a Scope Award (Image: Transport for All) One campaigner has said disabled people should be “valued” in society, rather than being considered at the “tea and
A 90-year-old pensioner has been ‘sacked’ from volunteering for a charity she has helped for the past 60 years after she “asked what pronouns meant”. Bewildered Fran Itkoff was shown the door when she innocently asked what it meant when another worker
A woman with learning difficulties and depression was handed a criminal conviction for not paying her TV Licence. The unnamed woman in County Durham was prosecuted and convicted last week in a Single Justice Procedure (SJP). SJP is a court system where