Disabled

since 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 13:00 UTC

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31 hours ago

Disabled man killed himself by driving his motorised wheelchair over harbour wall and into the sea in front of stunned passers-by, inquest hears

found 2025 › May › 08 (Thu) @ 14:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Murdo Macleod Mackenzie was seen feeding birds at Poole Quay in Dorset before steering the machine and plunging over the edge.

9 days ago

Disabled 'ringleader' of 'grandpa gang' who held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint complains about 'horrible' time in prison since $10m jewellery heist as robbery trial continues

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 16:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A career armed robber who personally bound Kim Kardashian at gunpoint before stealing $10million of jewellery from her today said his life since had been 'horrible' because of 'mistreatment in prison…

14 days ago

Disabled people detained by Ice sound alarm over overcrowded jails

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Rodney Taylor, whose legs were amputated as a toddler, just one of many people with disabilities at risk from detention

In his three months locked up at Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia, R…

20 days ago

'You don't look like someone who gets an MBE'

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 23:45 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Disabled people should be more fairly recognised in the honours system, says an advocate for the rights of autistic women and girls.

24 days ago

Disabled man, 49, and his devoted carer, 60, drowned in icy canal while doing one of their favourite walks, inquest told

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Aaron Ritchie, 49, and Ceri John Jenkins, his 60-year-old carer, both died after their bodies were found in the Leeds and Liverpool towpath in Wigan in November 2023.

Disabled veteran sickened by Katy Perry's Blue Origin antics as their property battle heats up

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 03:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The family of a disabled veteran adds to the list of critics slamming Katy Perry for her trip to space with Blue Origin.

27 days ago

Disabled people criticise 'eyesore' viewing platform at beauty spot

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 13:05 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The new structure was built to improve accessibility at the Hole of Horcum in the North York Moors.

28 days ago

Disabled staff may lose jobs as government owes businesses thousands, BBC told

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

One firm says it is owed £186,000 by the Access to Work scheme and is worried it may have to close.

50 days ago

Disabled travel access an 'embarrassment', MPs say

found 2025 › Mar › 20 (Thu) @ 06:35 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

A report by parliament's cross-party-transport select committee says accessibility failings are "systematic" across all modes of transport.

56 days ago

Disabled 'will feel forced to end lives' by combination of assisted dying law and slashed benefits, British paralympics star reveals

found 2025 › Mar › 14 (Fri) @ 16:19 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Tanni Grey-Thompson, the holder of 11 paralympic gold medals, said the combination of a welfare squeeze and assisted dying legislation was 'extremely worrying'.

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