All news on the topic: Disability

Three police officers at Huntington Park Police Department in California, US, shot dad-of-two Anthony Lowe Jr, 36 at least eight times after he tried to leave his wheelchair

A disabled woman in Wales says she has to put her cat down her jumper for warmth because she can't pay her heating bills. Sharon Heard, 50, is no longer able to claim the Warm Home Discount after recent changes by the government

Disabled people battle constantly to be called what they are, with AP Styleguide's recent tweet a "vomit-inducing" example of the problem, says Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey

MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, released a video on Saturday detailing the thousand people getting cataracts removed with the help of the non-profit eye care organization, See

Countdown star Susie Dent is hoping to help those who feel trapped and lonely by using her word skills with visually impaired people to guide them through their surroundings

Where have we heard that before, asks Fleet Street Fox. Oh yes, Nazi Germany, just before the Holocaust began

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the amazing development of reprogramming cells to recreate retinas with the same DNA as patients, in an ambitious bid to study individual light-sensitive cells to see how blindness develops

Phil Coburn has spoken of his experiences going through airport and train station security having lost parts of his legs in an IED explosion while covering the Afghanistan war

Some disabled people are so poor right now that the old heating vs eating chestnut has been pushed up a few unbelievable grades to breathing vs heating or eating

Ivy had won Sense's Young Sibling of the Year award for her advocating for carers' support and next planned to campaign for the government to tackle the issues facing the NHS

Disability Rights UK campaigner Anna Morell argues that women are not getting a fair deal when it comes to taking time off during the menopause

South Shields lost out in its bid for the second round of the Tory government's Levelling Up funding, but the North East was also revealed to have the highest proportion of disabled people in the country

Louise Harris said the manager at the Wetherspoons told her no dogs were allowed and would not budge - despite her providing proof of Bella's credentials as an assistance dog

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Jason Harley Kloepfer, 41, from North Carolina, US, was shot multiple times by the North Carolina SWAT team despite raising his hands in the air to show he was unarmed

Josiah Johnson, from Kentucky, US, was selected for the Moore Middle School basketball team after coaches were left stunned at his ability and determination to succeed

As Love Island's Ron Hall sparks conversation about disability representation on reality TV, partially sighted actor Georgie Morrell gives her take on it all - from diverse casting to 'inspiration porn'

Sophie Morgan is the presenter of Channel 4 show Living Wild: How to Change Your Life, regularly appears on Loose Women and the author of a new book, Driving Forward

School, especially secondary school, is often the worst environment in which the 1.5 million kids with disabilities and mental health distress can thrive and learn

Last summer it was revealed that the Department of Works and Pensions, were simply refusing to release reports into the true scale of deaths due to being denied benefits or the recommendations - because the investigations were internal

The Government sees itself as a nanny looking to protect people, writes disability rights campaigner Anna Morell, but today’s inconvenience is tomorrow’s justice won

In a letter to the Chancellor, 95 charities including Age UK warned that many households are struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills - they are calling for cut-price tariffs to be introduced

The Peets, who live in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, are struggling to pay their £200-a-month electricity and gas bill as they keep Nathan's vital machines running

Atos and Capita have had their lucrative PIP assessment contracts extended for the fourth time without going out to competition - despite a litany of complaints

Travelling on trains and planes is a nightmare for disabled people just trying to get to their destinations as common sense goes out the window, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

Tory ministers are looking at changing the way fit-for-work tests happen as part of a change to the benefit system - but the details have not yet been nailed down