Physical Disabilities

Being Disabled Isn't A Punishment For Past Sins. It's Time We Banished These Outdated Attitudes Once And For All

Coronation Street's recent storyline involving a rapist going blind reinforces an outdated message, with dangerous implications
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Every Disabled Person Has A Story About Using Public Transport - But Why Should We Have To?

The law says our experience should be 'like that of other passengers’. Well, it is not.
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Government Funding Cuts Are Blocking Deaf Children From Achieving Their Potential

Deaf students are not asking for any special treatment and they have never done so, they are simply asking for the Government support they need to achieve.
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Are Disabled People Like Me Really Invisible In Society?

We are not invisible, we are not hidden. We are force to be heard.
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We Need To Rethink Disabled Access In Public Places

We might be a small minority but what about inclusivity?
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'I Trekked Everest - But As A Disabled Person I Still Don't Feel Valued By Society'

New research reveals half of disabled people feel excluded.
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Most People Are Discomfited By Disability – It Reminds Them Of Their Own Vulnerability

Our attitudes towards disability are contradictory – we are presented either as superhuman or scroungers and fakes
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I'm Disabled And About To Start A Full-Time Job - This Is A Shockingly Rare Situation

The harsh reality is that the majority of employers overlook the potential talent within the disabled community
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I Am Determined To Make Sure Disabled People Have The Same Access To Transport As Everyone Else

Too many of the people I’ve spoken to are not able to travel with the dignity every single person deserves
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The Government Is No World Leader On Disability – Its Record Is Shameful

At today's Global Disability Summit, the government will present itself as a leader on disability rights - disabled people know that it is anything but
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