All news on the topic: Disability

Businesses have a duty to make adjustments for disabled employees and job applicants under the Equalities Act 2010 yet companies have admitted they think adjustments are too costly

An adult woman with special needs was forced to barricaded herself in her bathroom as her father tragically murdered her sister and mother - before shooting himself in a different room

Devante, who was diagnosed at seven with incurable eye condition retinitis pigmentosa, which gives him tunnel vision and leads to blindness, met his girlfriend during a trip to Specsavers

Shoppers have praised fashion retailer Primark for their 'inspirational' inclusivie underwear range that is designed to help people with additional needs and disabilities

A coroner has now written to East Suffolk Council after John Gray's accident in Felixstowe, Suffolk, with his concerns that there could be similar tragedies in future

EasyJet has apologised after disabled Jackie McKibbens was told she could not use the standard coach transfer from Malaga Airport to her hotel in Fuengirola, Costa del Sol

Amy Kavanagh, 31, suffers from Rett Syndrome and was left without a bed at Glasgow’s Haydale Care Home after flooding caused water damage to her floor and ceiling

The BBC has been embroiled in controversy after medical charities and experts condemned Giselle Boxer's pitch on Dragons' Den. This isn't some small cock-up - the irresponsible claims play into a wider culture of misinformation about ME

Data from Tripadvisor and Yelp collected by Iglu Cruises has found the most disability-friendly travel destinations in Europe for 2024, with London, Paris and Amsterdam at the top of the list

Despite spending his days in agony, Andrew, who suffers from spina bifida, tells The Mirror why he will never support Esther Rantzen's petition for assisted dying to become legal in the UK

Access to Work grants are intended to help people with disabilities, or physical and mental health conditions to get practical support, including special equipment, travel costs, or a sign language interpreter.

“With this one decision the Government have stated that 24 per cent of the population are not a priority and do not need to have their voices heard"

A Blue Badge helps those with physical disabilities or health conditions park closer to where they need to go, such as shopping centres and supermarkets, and they can be used abroad

More than 100,000 eligible disabled children are unable to access the free school meals they are meant to receive due to reasons including sensory difficulties or absence due to illness

Parents with children in the special educational needs (SEN) provisions at Hawthornden Primary School, Scotland, were reportedly told their transport was cancelled with 24-hour notice

Jude Keil, 10, from Kent, has spent more than 300 days in hospital and baffled doctors around the world after losing his speech and only being able to move a few fingers

A newly accessible bus tour is allowing wheelchair users and those with limited mobility to explore the volcanic landscape of Timanfaya National Park on Lanzarote, the Canary Islands for the first time

A woman in her 90s was found in the wreckage of a two-storey building in the town of Suzu, days after the 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Japan Sea coast on Monday, flattening towns on the remote Noto peninsula

Parents Georgia and Tyler were told their daughter might never be able to walk, but a major spinal operation on Piper-Kohl Kelly while she was still in the womb has allowed a young girl to flourish

Working parents of two-year-olds in England will be able to access 15 hours a week free childcare from April 2024 - and applications open today (January 2)

Despite doctors warning that she would never talk, her mum Sian Lawrence says Amelia has defied the odds to speak and has become a 'very chatty' little girl

New girl Kitty, who plays Penny Branning, admits her early scenes were so full of drama that her mum jokingly said she was taking too much of Penny’s wild child personality home after filming

The technology, which allows drivers not to concentrate on the road, could boost road safety and make it easier for disabled people to travel independently

Two train passengers who were on a train from Kent to London were assaulted on September 9. The British Transport Police now shared images of two women they want to speak to

The Snowball app was designed by entrepreneur, Simon Sansome, to allow the disabled community to review accessibility credentials for amenities like shops and restaurants