Disability
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Paralympians continue to inspire in Milano-Cortina but face a greater challenge than Olympic counterparts to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games
Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Perfect Show for Rachel is currently touring the UK. Big Issue sits down with its creative director (and sister of the star) Flo O’Mahony
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Journalist Emily Davison, who is legally blind, has had her DWP Access to Work support slashed by 80%. She fears what’s next.
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Would a quarter of workers really be better off ‘swapping wages for benefits’?
Would a quarter of workers really be better off ‘swapping wages for benefits’?
Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different
If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different
Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: ‘I was sobbing’
Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: ‘I was sobbing’
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: ‘Not a nice-to-have’
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
