All news on the topic: Cerebral palsy

Tom Somerset-How was 'treated like property' by Sarah Somerset-How and George Webb, who were having an affair behind his back while he lay abandoned and was only allowed one shower a week

WARNING CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: Comedian Rosie Jones faced backlash for using an ableist slur in the title of her Channel 4 documentary, with a number of outraged contributors pulling out of the project

On Thursday morning, twins Lucy and Matthew – who were diagnosed with cerebral palsy when they were 14 months old – appeared on This Morning

Rosie Jones is not using the R word to disparage - she’s throwing it back at those who hurt her, a Molotov cocktail to the conscience, argues Anna Morell in her latest Dis Life column

Gina Patel, 28, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, has told how people with disabilities often feel like "no one cares" about them as they struggle with loneliness

Myles Stephenson, X Factor winner with Rak-Su, opened up on his son's devastating cerebral palsy diagnosis

Lidia Shiryaeva murdered her 23-year-old daughter, who had severe cerebral palsy, and her three grandkids, aged three, five and seven, after her husband died from a head injury during a car crash in Russia

Ryan Walker, 26, started working at the Home Bargains store in Armagh, Northern Ireland, in July 2017. But after a new supervisor joined the company in 2020, he said things started to change

This Morning viewers were left mortified as Tom Somerset-How, who has cerebral palsy and is partially sighted, recalled being enslaved by his wife and carer

At a Court of Appeal hearing, Auriol Grey was refused permission to appeal against her sentence after she shouted a retired midwide into an oncoming car in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on October 20, 2020

While many activists rail against Conservative policies, there are, as Jacob Rees-Mogg points out, many Disabled people who do still vote Tory

Tom Somerset-How, who was kept in bed for 90 per cent of the time and only allowed to shower once a week, described the moment he heard the guilty verdicts as "absolutely beautiful"

Tom Somerset-How, 40, was held effectively as a slave in his own home by wife Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and carer George Webb, 50, for years, with the pair having an affair

Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and George Webb, 50, have been convicted of holding a person in slavery or servitude after Tom Somerset-How, who has cerebral palsy, raised the alarm

Often when disabled people are asked about their conditions we’re asked “what’s wrong?” This insinuates as is often the case, that being disabled is a bad thing

Swedish researchers have identified a link between neurodevelopmental disorders and testicular cancer - which is the 17th most common cancer in men

Dr Miriam reveals research at Edinburgh University which indicates that the brains of premature babies who have more breast milk could develop more quickly than those who don't

A mum is hoping to raise £60,000 to fund life-changing surgery for the Gunby twins who were both diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 11 months old and suffer severe issues with their mobility and sight

Twelve months ago the Government launched UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide sanctuary to those escaping war - with more than 200,000 people staying with host families and putting down new roots

Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years after telling 77-year-old cyclist Celia Ward to "get off the f****** pavement" before the pensioner veered into the road and was fatally hit by a car

Sas Granville is a Myth Buster for learning disability charity Mencap – and is working to challenge peoples' perceptions when it comes to people with a disability and sports

Alice Palmer, 68, was a lifetime carer to daughter Beth, 20, who suffered with cerebral palsy, scoliosis, blindness, and epilepsy. Sadly she died at a young age, and then Alice's husband, John, passed away too

Auriol Grey, 49, was jailed for three years last week after being convicted of the manslaughter of cyclist Celia Ward, 77, who fell off her bike onto a busy road during a confrontation

Auriol Grey, 49, was estranged from her family and is said to only have one friend having struggled through life with health problems and limited financial means

Euhen Suyshch, 18, who has cerebral palsy and has been in state care since he was six, has been taken under the wing of the Ossa Conference Centre security staff, who have given him a radio, an ear-piece and an ID lanyard