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DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people
Mikey Erhardt

DWP plans to spy on claimants’ bank accounts will pile misery onto disabled people

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
Care experience

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough

Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’
Letter To My Younger Self

Actor Adam Pearson: ‘I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on’

DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’
Benefits

DWP’s uncertainty over future of PIP leaves benefit claimants in fear: ‘What’s going to happen to me?’

Millions of Brits ‘locked out’ of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Cycling

Millions of Brits ‘locked out’ of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?

The toxic conversation about people out of work needs to stop. It’s harming disabled people
Evan John

The toxic conversation about people out of work needs to stop. It’s harming disabled people

Letters: I’m not a Labour voter – but Keir Starmer is worse than I expected
Letters

Letters: I’m not a Labour voter – but Keir Starmer is worse than I expected

I was granted Freedom of the City but – in my wheelchair – not the freedom of the room
Anna Landre

I was granted Freedom of the City but – in my wheelchair – not the freedom of the room

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling’s guide dog who’s changing the face of politics
Politics

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling’s guide dog who’s changing the face of politics

PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms
Department for Work and Pensions

PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop ‘dangerous’ disability benefit reforms

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport

‘I felt intimidated’: Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds
Disability rights

‘I felt intimidated’: Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: ‘We have a right to be heard’
Disability rights

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: ‘We have a right to be heard’

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
Special educational needs

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand

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One in five Brits say they feel ‘reluctant’ just talking to someone with a learning disability
Learning disability week 2024

One in five Brits say they feel ‘reluctant’ just talking to someone with a learning disability

Key takeaways from Labour’s manifesto pledges for work, benefits and disability rights
General election 2024

Key takeaways from Labour’s manifesto pledges for work, benefits and disability rights

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
Disability benefits

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Mikey Erhardt

There’s no debate – Britain’s disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency