Disability
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Since 2004 the number of children with disabilities has risen by 50% but fewer appear to qualify for council help, according to National Children’s Bureau
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Student Niamh Herbert says she was left at the gate at Dublin airport after being told the flight would not be able to wait for her
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Have you struggled to find or secure work because of your disability? Does your employer offer the support you need? We want to hear from you
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If you need advice on disability in the workplace, join our panel of experts on Wednesday 22 February from 1pm–2.30pm GMT
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Doctors are hoping that 3D printing could help the 30 million people worldwide in need of prosthetic limbs and braces
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Hardworking Britain I, Daniel Blake is a realistic depiction of life on benefits. Isn’t it?
Frances RyanAccusations that the film is inaccurate are part of the ongoing attempt to dismiss what is being done to vulnerable people in Britain’s toxic social security system
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Tying the omnibus savings bill to NDIS funding was cynical. I wasn’t surprised – we disabled are used to being treated with contempt by this government
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Letters: There is the perception that parent carers of disabled children, and their children, get the lion’s share of the care system. This is untrue
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Very often the debate around social care focuses on older people, ignoring the fact that a third of all social care users are disabled. Share your story
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Care workers and assistants from eastern Europe allow me to live independently. British workers cannot possibly fill all these roles
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After £5.5bn of cuts, a new ruling requiring care providers to pay the minimum wage for sleep-in shifts – including six years of back pay – could be devastating
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Other lives: Author whose book about deafness inspired and helped many other deaf people
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The humiliation of sitting in soaked underwear or laying on a dirty public toilet floor could be avoided if there was the political will
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New law will impose penalties on taxi and private hire drivers and make it an offence to charge additional fare for the service
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In Tory Britain, disabled people are seen as idle
Barbara EllenDisabled people have enough challenges, so why cut their benefits? -
Explorer Benedict Allen and Frank Gardner hop in a dugout canoe to chase rare birds – and revisit old haunts – in Papua New Guinea
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Government warned cutting benefits by almost £30 a week may push many disabled people into poverty, instead of incentivising them back into work
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European bureaucracy is much maligned – but for many of us it has meant better access to jobs, transport and quality care. That’s why I’m dreading Brexit
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The warning comes in the wake of a report which revealed that 13 of the 20 top-flight clubs do not have the minimum number of recommended wheelchair spaces
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Minister says there will be clearer information and quicker repairs after Paralympian went public about her ordeal
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Letters: Charles Horton should elaborate on exactly what ‘clear system’ is in place for disabled passengers on Southern. We have heard reports of wheelchair users being left behind on platforms
Theatre blog No excuses necessary: why fringe theatre isn't playing the victim