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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

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments
Benefits

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments

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

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

Neither Labour nor Tories are going far enough for disabled people – we deserve better
Mikey Erhardt

Neither Labour nor Tories are going far enough for disabled people – we deserve better

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

Tories want to paint disabled people as ‘benefit cheats’. Is Labour really any better?
Mikey Erhardt

Tories want to paint disabled people as ‘benefit cheats’. Is Labour really any better?

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My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?
Cathy Reay

My child was awarded disability benefits after five years of fighting. Why don’t I feel victorious?

Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’
Disability benefits

Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’

Deaf man awarded £50,000 after ‘oppressive’ and ‘discriminatory’ treatment by DWP
Department for Work and Pensions

Deaf man awarded £50,000 after ‘oppressive’ and ‘discriminatory’ treatment by DWP

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
Press Release

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life