Disabled peer calls on wheelchair-users to demand NHS improvements
One of Britain's greatest Paralympic athletes has called on wheelchair-users to back a new push to transform wheelchair services across England.
26 May 2015
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Wheelchair-bound Lib Dem peer barred from boarding near-empty bus by father with a pram
A Lib Dem peer who is wheelchair-bound today told how she was made to feel like a nuisance "inanimate object" after she was barred from boarding an almost empty bus.
20 May 2015
'Being a SENCo is a tough job, but an important one and they need support'
We can't underestimate the ongoing impact of recent changes to special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision in schools. It takes time to get teaching assistants, teachers, school leaders, parents, governors and the students themselves all up to speed with the completely new system we are moving to.
19 May 2015
Big Debate: Are TfL and Boris Johnson right to close Tube ticket offices?
This week we ask whether Boris Johnson is right to scrap Tube station ticket offices.
19 May 2015
Disability hate crime must be taken seriously
"I want to make sure other people don't go through what I did. That's why, even though it's hard and painful, I'll always speak out." - Nicky Nicky's flat was vandalised, her fuse box tampered with and she was called names when she left the house. Too scared to go home, she started living on a friend's sofa. Despite reporting it all to the police, nothing was done.
18 May 2015
My name is Ian Bradwell and I am standing for Westminster in Leicester West
I always thought I was a normal human being.
18 May 2015