Medieval Avila named Europe's most disabled-friendly city

Spain's medieval walled city of Avila was Thursday named the most disabled-friendly in Europe for providing better access for people with disabilities as well as increasing job offers for them.- 04/12/2010, Health & Families

Europe to knock down barriers for disabled

The one in six Europeans with a disability should be able to cross EU borders carrying a single card offering bloc-wide entitlements from next year, the European Commission said Monday.- 20/11/2010, Health & Families

Weekly health and fitness agenda: Jane Fonda returns

Later this month, famed US actress and 1980s fitness guru Jane Fonda is back with two new fitness DVDs designed for the boomer set. Also on the horizon: World AIDS Day on December 1.- 19/11/2010, Health & Families

Can the first Disability History Month match the impact that Black History teaching has made?

You do not have to look too hard to find negative images of how disabled people have been portrayed throughout history. Take Richard III, for instance. Much is made in Shakespeare's play of his deformed figure. Remember, too, that Shakespeare was writing in Tudor times and there is a school of thought that the Tudor dynasty had the most ruthless spin doct Go...- 18/11/2010, Schools

Facebook swats bug that disabled accounts

Facebook said Tuesday a bug in a system designed to detect fake profiles had disabled a number of legitimate accounts on the social network.- 17/11/2010, Gadgets & Tech

Charles Crawford: So much for FCO's vision of inclusion

On 22 October an Employment Tribunal delivered a heavy blow to the career prospects of talented disabled people - especially deaf people - in the UK. It held unanimously that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had not unlawfully discriminated against senior diplomat Jane Cordell by refusing to post her to Kazakhstan because the ‘reasonable ...- 01/11/2010, Commentators

New scheme a 'drop in the ocean' for disabled people

Only the most severely disabled people in Britain will be supported into work by a new scheme that the Department of Work and Pensions launches tomorrow. Called Work Choice, the Government has set aside £470m to help just 23,000 of the most disabled into jobs.- 24/10/2010, UK Politics

Bad news for the young or disabled

The cull is bad news for society's more vulnerable members. - 15/10/2010, UK Politics

Disabled people 'to lose £9bn from cuts'

Disabled people will be "pushed even further backwards" in society as they feel the brunt of more than �9bn in welfare cuts over the next five years, a leading think-tank has warned. The Government's proposed benefit reforms will see 3.5 million disabled people lose about �9.2bn of critical support by 2015, a report from Demos claims. ...- 09/10/2010, UK Politics

Severely disabled people must make heat-or-eat choice

Next week will see another slap in the face for 1.3 million hard-up severely disabled people. The coming seven days (20-26 September) are the qualifying dates to be eligible for 2010 winter fuel payments. With those qualifying getting up to �400 towards the cost of heating their homes, the cash can make a real difference. But, once again, dis Ho...- 19/09/2010, Spend & Save

Charles Crawford: Are some disabilities just too expensive to be supported?

When I heard that the FCO was sending a profoundly deaf first secretary to work in the embassy I did not believe it could work. Diplomacy turns on nuance – deaf officers surely would miss too much. - 14/09/2010, Commentators

IoS letters, emails & online postings (12 September 2010)

Emily Dugan's excellent article uncovers the tip of an iceberg ("Our patronising approach to 10 million Britons", 5 September). As one of the 50 per cent of disabled people in employment, I expected to work until I was 60. A few months before retirement, I was advised by doctors to discontinue working. My employer chose to accept th If...- 12/09/2010, Letters

Profoundly disabled: 'We wouldn't have her any other way'

I'm lying next to my little girl, looking into her wide eyes while she smiles that random serene smile, and holds my hand tighter than tight. She is utterly happy; she wants for nothing; she doesn't complain; she's not selfish or jealous or needy: she's just content and perfect and loved. Time like this with Clemmie should be available on the NHS – My...- 07/09/2010, Features

IoS investigation: Our patronising approach to 10 million disabled Britons

Discrimination against disabled people is rife in the UK, according to new research. At worst, disabled people are subjected to abuse and violence. At best, even the most well-intentioned people can ignore or patronise them. - 05/09/2010, Home News

Glastonbury devotes stage to disabled musicians

This year's Glastonbury is devoting a stage to disabled musicians. Club Attitude, the club event from Attitude Is Everything will showcase both disabled and non-disabled musicians for five hours on the Hub Stage in the Shangri-La field tomorrow. - 25/06/2010, Features