Government austerity and savage cuts to council funding have decimated respite and short break services
From the Bedroom Tax to Work Capability Assessments, the Government is accused of systematically failing disabled people
Penny Pepper explores how she encourages disabled people to reclaim labels – to twist and refute them
We should celebrate the birth of the NHS and the welfare state – but also acknowledge it has too often let learning disabled people down in the worst way imaginable, writes Stephen Unwin
A new report by a national commission has found that ‘systemic racism embedded in the Government’s responses to the pandemic may have worsened outcomes’
The families of profoundly learning-disabled people are involved in a continuous struggle for their most fundamental rights and dignities, writes Stephen Unwin
Penny Pepper debunks the bigoted beliefs held about the Blue Badge, support workers, wheelchairs and more…
When will the disabled experience be seen and valued in a humane way?
Attacks on disabled people have all too often dressed themselves in the clothes of good housekeeping – as the newspaper’s tax calculator suggests
Anna Romandash meets a disabled activist who has led the way in supporting Ukraine’s disabled population during Russia’s horrific invasion of the country
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful understands we have to go beyond stunning photography and glorious clothes – and push for further discussion around the disability narrative, writes Penny Pepper
Penny Pepper shares her thoughts on finally catching the virus as a Clinically Extremely Vulnerable disabled person
Stefano Goodman explains how impairment can lead to sudden physical reliance on strangers – and how this shapes our personalities
The money could be ‘much better spent providing the support that disabled people need to take part more fully in society’ – Chaminda Jayanetti reports
Penny Pepper wears her bloody, beaten heart on her tattered sleeve in this powerful snapshot of the constraints imposed upon disabled people
Saba Salman reports on the yet-to-be-published findings of a national commission examining the impact of the pandemic, disablism and systemic racism
Do disabled people have sex? Of course we do, writes Penny Pepper. Why are you so surprised?
The Mental Health Bill may have negative unintended consequences, Saba Salman reports
Penny Pepper pens an open letter to her Conservative MP, explaining why the NHS crisis is personal and political for those ‘living in the real world’
Stephen Unwin explores how the famed author’s views about disability were typical of a growing intellectual endorsement of the dangerous ideology of eugenics in the early 20th century
Penny Pepper reflects on what the festive season means for her, as politicians and the media continue to marginalise the creation of new cultural narratives around disability
Why is it still not widely understood that disabled people have the right to decent toilet facilities just like anyone else? asks Penny Pepper
Penny Pepper reflects on her relationship with fashion – and how punk took her into disability activism and feminism
Saba Salman reports on concerns that the Government’s new Bill of Rights will leave vulnerable people without the support and opportunities they require to lead fulfilling lives
Penny Pepper explains why class continues to be so oppressive for working-class disabled people
Guy Taylor investigates the lack of resources devoted to identifying those with learning disabilities and autism in the process of justice
Society and politicians need to wake-up to the fact that disability is a normal part of the human condition that can impact us all, says Penny Pepper
A new BBC film, ‘Then Barbara Met Alan’, looking at the beginnings of disability direct action, contrasts sharply with Rishi Sunak ignoring disabled people from his Spring Statement, says Penny Pepper
By asking people with learning disabilities and their families to live in a ‘constant state of lockdown with no support’, the Government is following an approach to the vulnerable that should be consigned to the past, says Saba Salman
The Private Members Bill promises to ensure the specific needs of people with Down syndrome are considered – but parents, campaigners and people with learning disabilities are sceptical about what the law will achieve and the motives behind it
Penny Pepper explores what a steady stream of inadequate disability ministers reveals about the sorts of people required to really improve disabled people’s lives
The Department for Work and Pensions uses private firms to deny assistance to vulnerable people, many of whom overturn the decision on appeal, reports Chaminda Jayanetti
As Government funding for London’s transport network dries up, so do promised improvements to access – with just 33% of the Underground step-free
Penny Pepper shares some of the enduring inequalities and the memorable breakthroughs which characterised the past year for disabled people
Stephen Unwin delves deep into the intellectual traditions and cultural mindset that produced the Nazis’ ‘wild euthanasia’ of people with disabilities, and finds we have not yet put those prejudices to rest