Kategori: Disability
Man with Down’s Syndrome ‘starved to death in hospital’ after not receiving food for nine days
‘He knew he was going to die. It was just awful.’
‘Our disabilities aren’t the most interesting things about us – we’re just like everyone else’
Disabled artists tell Metro that their art isn’t just for disabled people – it’s for everyone.
‘I was one of the first kids in the UK to be diagnosed with ADHD’
As a child, Alex Campbell’s parents would challenge him to chase their Landrover up and down the Scottish tracks where they holidayed.
The long Covid legacy: ‘People don’t want to think about us’
Around 2million people are still thought to be living with long Covid in the UK
Pregnant and disabled people want commuters to look up from their phones
‘It’s almost like feeling you’re not disabled enough to warrant accessibility.’
I thought I had food poisoning – it was far worse
My daily life became unrecognisable from before.
Devastating ‘fuel poverty gap’ doubles in five years with energy prices still rising
‘The government must act with urgency to close the devastating gap in support and tackle this crisis.’
I felt a stranger grab my wheelchair’s handles and immediately panicked
It’s one of the worst things you can do to a disabled person.
I want you to speak to me – not the person pushing my wheelchair
Spending over seven years in a chair has opened my eyes to the everyday exclusion disabled people face.
Two thirds of disabled people fear they can’t travel abroad this summer
‘This honestly makes us feel helpless, humiliated, and angry.’
The disability employment gap affects 16 million people in the UK – but can the goverment fix it?
‘I’ve never had a job because work is inaccessible’
The school special needs crisis that will impact every one of us
Children and their families are being ‘failed’ by the education system.
A stranger’s rude question left me in fear of one word
Now, at 31, I finally feel genuine pride in my identity.
Scope Awards 2026: Do you have a disability champion you want to nominate?
The awards aim to celebrate the work of the disabled community.
For SEND parents, scrapping EHCPs would be like cutting our oxygen
Scrapping legal rights by getting rid of EHCPs is looking at the SEND issue through the wrong end of the telescope.
The stress caused by welfare reform flip-flopping left me feeling sick
Labour has put disabled people through it – for seemingly nothing.
I’m disabled and Rachel Reeves is my MP – she should tax billionaires, not cut Pip
Anastasia Tempest said she has met Rachel Reeves once over Zoom, and likes her personally (Picture: Anastasia Tempest; Reuters)
‘We believe if you can work, you should work,’ declared Chancellor Rachel Reeves three months ago, …
Benefit cuts will push 150,000 people into poverty despite U-turn, government admits
‘We still have very serious concerns about the plans.’
Anyone envious of ‘perks’ I get as a disabled person doesn’t understand
I’d love for them to spend just one day in my shoes, to see just how much planning and pressure comes with living in a disabled body.
Anyone envious of ‘perks’ I get as a disabled person doesn’t understand
I’d love for them to spend just one day in my shoes, to see just how much planning and pressure comes with living in a disabled body.
What benefit cuts has Sir Keir Starmer backtracked on?
‘We still have very serious concerns about the plans.’
I was punished for not telling my boss about my disability
I felt like a criminal and leaving the office in that way was so undignified.
Pip rebels mulling confidence vote in PM say ‘don’t threaten us with good time’
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has met with rebel MPs (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Labour MPs breaking with No 10 over cuts to benefits are weighing the likelihood of a confidence vote in Keir Starmer if a vote on Tuesday g…
Full list of DWP, PIP and Universal Credit payment changes on the way next year
Labour said they wanted to fix the ‘broken social security system’.
‘I have Down’s Syndrome and struggle to find work – this London hotel changed that’
‘Having a job helps people with learning disabilities feel valued.’