The notion that disabled people are scroungers and benefit cheats is almost permission to further abuse against them, Penny Pepper writes
Disability
(Hi all, wonderful to become part of this great blog! But now, directly on to some content!) Imagine that you have a toothache, and a visit at the dentist reveals that a major operation is needed. You phone your health insurance. You listen to the voice of the chatbot, press the buttons to go through […]
Do I really need to keep saying that this is where the personal is the political? writes Penny Pepper
Less than 5% of people with learning disabilities are employed, while 86% want to be. The Government must think about which Brits it values as being worthy of work
An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper describes the aftermath of a terrifying break-in, which she fears may have been a disability hate crime
How the rush back to the office hurts disabled workers—and everyone else.
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper wonders what new threats disabled and elderly people will face as the season turns
Examining the 'lazy framing' around disability in sport where the focus is often on 'the accident, the drama, the blood, the pain' and not the competition
Disabled people may have been cheering the end of Tory rule – but their trust has not been won by Labour, writes Penny Pepper