The Latest Breaking News from Disability

There may be no nasty impulse to punish ‘skivers’, but the end result – those who need help most hit hardest – is exactly the same, says columnist Frances Ryan

People living with disabilities, ranging in severity, regularly face barriers. Oftentimes, built environments are designed in ways that fail to consider the needs of those in situations of disability. That can include improperly sized ramps for wheelchair users or public spaces that are not sensory friendly.

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The damning report comes ahead of Labour plans to cut disability benefit spending

The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee described the report’s findings as ‘disheartening’.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said ‘big reforms’ were needed to cut the welfare bill.

This woman says she was nearly forced out of a mobility cart by an ignorant store worker, who believed that she was “too young to be disabled”. The post “You Walked In Here Didn’t You”: Employee Refuses To Believe Teen Is Disabled, Gets Reported first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Paralympian tells Lisa Salmon more needs to be done for disabled children’s sport, and for getting the able-bodied fitter and healthier, too.

Every year the NHS sets out key objectives for the coming year.