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Ruth Madeley details how a taxi driver took her wheelchair – and police “didn’t log the incident”
“The lady I dealt with was just awful.”
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- Hollie Richardson
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TV
Ruth Madeley exclusive: “Every disabled person has been waiting for a show like this”
The Years and Years actor talks to Stylist about her upcoming role in a vital new drama.
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- Helen Bownass
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People
Disability isn’t always what you think it is, here’s how to address ablism IRL
A disability rights campaigner sets out the changes she wants to see.
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- Meg Fozzard
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Health
“After years of being called difficult, dramatic and lazy, I got a diagnosis that changed my life”
Author Sara Gibbs wondered if she’d ever have a place in the world until a life-changing discovery.
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- Sara Gibbs
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- Rachel Charlton-Dailey
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This must-watch BBC documentary uncovers the hidden story of disabled Britain
Cerrie Burnell uncovers the untold story of how disabled people in Britain were shut out of society for decades – and how they fought back.
Life
5 ways we can all be more inclusive, according to an expert
Positive change means being proactive
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- Clinique
People
This viral Question Time clip gets real about disability and Covid-19
Rosie Jones made a powerful speech.
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- Hollie Richardson
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TV
Netflix’s Deaf U shows us the reality of life at Gallaudet University
Here's everything we know about Deaf U.
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- Hollie Richardson
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Opinion
“As a disabled person, my healthcare has been forgotten in the pandemic”
“The government needs to care for people with disabilities, otherwise coronavirus may not be the only killer illness in this pandemic.”
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- Rachel Charlton-Dailey
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Opinion
“Fed up with being infantilised as a disabled person, I now go to hospital appointments alone”
I’m fed up with being treated like a child.
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- Rachel Charlton-Dailey
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- Jennifer McShane
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These female-led films about disability will change your outlook on life
Four powerful films to add to your must-watch list, immediately.
Life
This woman’s viral tweet about missing a train exposes a massive problem in society
“I’m watching my train leave in five mins and I’m not on it...”
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- Hollie Richardson
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People
Sinéad Burke on the changes she wants to see in fashion
“I want people who have felt excluded from fashion to be part of it.”
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- Colin Crummy
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People
Sinéad Burke is the inspirational voice we need to hear right now
The podcaster and disability advocate talks the Spice Girls, feminism and political activism.
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- Helen Bownass
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People
British athlete Claire Danson reveals she is paralysed in powerful open letter
The triathlete suffered a number of serious injuries in an accident at the end of August.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
Think smear tests are difficult? For some women, they’re near impossible
We need to make this procedure inclusive for all women.
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- Hannah Price
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Long Reads
“The realities of shopping for a wedding dress in a wheelchair”
“People assumed that because I’m a wheelchair-user, I was always a bridesmaid, never a bride…”
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- Lorna Duff-Howie
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- Hollie Richardson
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How sign language became the coolest night class trend
Thanks in part to Stormzy's unforgettable Glastonbury performance.
Life
Apple is finally addressing disability diversity in its new emoji release
And why the news is so bittersweet
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- Megan Murray
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