Ministers have withdrawn much of their support for a disability network they set up just three years ago, casting fresh doubts on the government's disability strategy and the future of the Office for Disability Issues (ODI).
A couple of days ago, I found myself in quite an unusual situation. As a candidate for May's local elections, I was campaigning in my ward's town centre when someone flung their arms around me and gave me a great hug.
This morning has been interesting. I have been asked if I could write something about how the British Welfare Benefits system does not take into account the needs and difficulties experienced by disabled people with a medical condition where the effects of the condition fluctuate, so, here goes!
One mum's line of dolls with disabilities makes clear just how few toys like this there are. [Photo: Caters]
One of the things I have seen online today that has made me think is an article about one of the 7/7 survivors who is having to go through the humiliating experience of applying for Employment Support Allowance. This man is a double amputee who has lost an eye and his spleen and is now a wheelchair user. The article is concerned with how awful it is that someone, who was so severely injured due to a terrorist act, and whose injuries are a matter of record, has to prove he is disabled in order to receive support.
The Guide Dog Association is calling on the police in Essex to take attacks on guide dogs more seriously.
