Disability activism
Being Heumann’s Rob Delaney: ‘Don’t sit around hoping another world is possible. Build it by hand’
Being Heumann’s Rob Delaney: ‘Don’t sit around hoping another world is possible. Build it by hand’
Actor and activist Rob Delaney walks the talk when it comes to standing up for what he believes in
Being Heumann: ‘Our world looks different because of what these protesters did’
Being Heumann: ‘Our world looks different because of what these protesters did’
Oscar winner Siân Heder directs
Ruth Madeley in the story of Judy Heumann, an unstoppable disability rights advocate whose bravery and tenacity changed the world
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Many benefit claimants are caught in the “activity trap”: they want to be more active, but worry that their benefits will be revoked
Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users
Veteran and double amputee Rick Clement turns to YouTube to open up countryside to wheelchair users
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
‘Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams’
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: ‘Will I ever be on stage again?’
How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
How the Sociability app puts accessibility on the map to help disabled people break down barriers
‘I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job’
‘I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job’
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
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
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
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’?
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
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
Disabled people have to be at the table with the government to ‘keep Britain working’
This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
This is how it feels to be a disabled woman desexualised by the world
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: ‘Why I’m learning sign language at 50-years-old’
Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: ‘Why I’m learning sign language at 50-years-old’
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
Letters: It’s anti-migrant ‘protesters’ that make me feel unsafe – not asylum seekers
Letters: It’s anti-migrant ‘protesters’ that make me feel unsafe – not asylum seekers
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Disability benefit cuts will harm hundreds of thousands, MPs warn: ‘A disaster on every front’
Disability benefit cuts will harm hundreds of thousands, MPs warn: ‘A disaster on every front’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Deaf President Now! and the greatest civil rights movement you’ve probably never heard of
