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Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds
Cycling

Millions of Brits 'locked out' of cycling due to complete lack of bike parking, report finds

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
starmer and sunak
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?

The toxic conversation about people out of work needs to stop. It's harming disabled people
daily mail 'starmer told to get a grip of workshy britain'
Evan John

The toxic conversation about people out of work needs to stop. It's harming disabled people

Letters: I'm not a Labour voter – but Keir Starmer is worse than I expected
Letters

Letters: I'm not a Labour voter – but Keir Starmer is worse than I expected

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments
michelle burns and her husband james jolley
Benefits

DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments

I was granted Freedom of the City but – in my wheelchair – not the freedom of the room
Anna Landre

I was granted Freedom of the City but – in my wheelchair – not the freedom of the room

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling's guide dog who's changing the face of politics
jennie the guide dog and mp steve darling
Politics

Meet Jennie – Lib Dem MP Steve Darling's guide dog who's changing the face of politics

PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop 'dangerous' disability benefit reforms
dwp offices
Department for Work and Pensions

PIP changes: Labour government urged to drop 'dangerous' disability benefit reforms

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport
disabled people sport
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport

'I felt intimidated': Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds
mary on a climbing wall
Disability rights

'I felt intimidated': Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: 'We have a right to be heard'
Mohammed Azeem and support worker Caz
Disability rights

Half of disabled people in the UK feel ignored this general election: 'We have a right to be heard'

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens
special needs, classroom, teacher
Special educational needs

Teachers forced to choose which special needs children get help as funding crisis worsens

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand
A street sign on a wall for Downing Street in London
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

Discrimination is holding disabled people back from politics – and I’ve seen it first hand

Neither Labour nor Tories are going far enough for disabled people – we deserve better
Mikey Erhardt

Neither Labour nor Tories are going far enough for disabled people – we deserve better

One in five Brits say they feel 'reluctant' just talking to someone with a learning disability
Learning disability week 2024

One in five Brits say they feel 'reluctant' just talking to someone with a learning disability

Key takeaways from Labour's manifesto pledges for work, benefits and disability rights
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner on the first day of the general election campaign
General election 2024

Key takeaways from Labour's manifesto pledges for work, benefits and disability rights

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
disability benefits protest
Disability benefits

Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system

There's no debate – Britain's disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency
Men in England's poorest areas can expect to live to 73, 10 years fewer than in richer areas.
Mikey Erhardt

There's no debate – Britain's disabled people are in the grip of a social care emergency

Tories want to paint disabled people as 'benefit cheats'. Is Labour really any better?
Mikey Erhardt

Tories want to paint disabled people as 'benefit cheats'. Is Labour really any better?

Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits
Pound coins on a piece of paper with disability living allowancve
Department for Work and Pensions

Abuse survivor tried to take her own life after years-long battle with DWP over disability benefits

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