Penny Pepper reflects on the concerning and uplifting behaviours she witnessed during her four-week stay in hospital this summer
Disability
A new report reviewed the deaths of 3,648 people with a learning disability – almost half died an avoidable death
When the narrative is dominated by people who look different and don't share ethnic minority experiences, the system will continue to fail, writes Ramandeep Kaur
In the first part of a series detailing her journey after several sudden brain haemorrhages and seizures this summer, Penny Pepper reflects on what has changed – for good and for worse – in our NHS
A question on “Unpaid care to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age” has been included on each Census since 2006. This article looks at how many people provide...Government austerity and savage cuts to council funding have decimated respite and short break services
The study suggests that those groups less likely to vote Conservative were more likely to be turned away
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
What does the neglect of disabled people mean for our collective future?