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17 Feb 2014 3 minute read

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A creative shift for Vietnam

Art is being used to help disadvantaged children find their place in society. Yan Zhi Lai reports.

1 Nov 2013 10 minute read

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Rolling towards progress

Jody Mcintyre takes the notion of disability to task with a personal exploration of difference and defiance...

1 Nov 2013 5 minute read

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Why does abuse persist in Romania?

Luke Dale-Harris reports on the ongoing battle to improve the rights of disabled people locked away in...

1 Nov 2013 5 minute read

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Nobody is 'normal'

Jody Mcintyre speaks to comedian Francesca Martinez about growing up 'wobbly' and resisting...

16 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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Britain's bedroom tax shame

Patrick Thompson says that the coalition government is denying vulnerable groups a basic human right.

26 Sep 2013 3 minute read

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Action is needed to ensure education for all

For children with disabilities, school can be a distant dream. Clare Pelham explains.

Venezuela: ‘We spend more, in order to gain more’

4 Apr 2013 3 minute read

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Venezuela: ‘We spend more, in order to gain more’

Jody McIntyre reports from Caracas on how life changed for disabled people after Hugo Chàvez came into...

3 Apr 2013 3 minute read

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Taking on the benefits blame game

We need to stand by people whose lives are blighted by austerity and propaganda, writes Amy Hall.

The cuts can kill and we must not stay silent

15 Mar 2013 4 minute read

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The cuts can kill and we must not stay silent

Beth Tichborne has been shocked at the reaction, by the courts and police, to her protest that Prime Minister...

Gambian Paralympians: where are they now?

29 Oct 2012 3 minute read

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Gambian Paralympians: where are they now?

Begging in the morning and training in the afternoon – Sulayman Colley says The Gambia’s government needs to...

7 Sep 2012 3 minute read

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Braille newspaper makes history

To mark International Literacy Day on 8 September Anna-Claire Bevan looks at how a new Guatemalan publication...

5 Sep 2012 3 minute read

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Giving #Atoss about disability

Activists are taking aim at politicians after a week of action against the Paralympic sponsor, reports Amy Hall...

Paralympic sponsor deemed ‘not fit to work’

22 Aug 2012 3 minute read

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Paralympic sponsor deemed ‘not fit to work’

Anti-cuts and disabled rights groups promise ‘audacious, daring and disruptive’ week of action against Atos.

31 Jul 2012 3 minute read

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Raising the curtain on Atos

Plays inspired by first-hand experiences of disability benefit assessments target the Paralympics’ dodgiest sponsor. Report by...

13 Apr 2012 3 minute read

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The forgotten 15 per cent – why has disability dropped off the world’s agenda?

Libby Powell looks for some answers.

16 Nov 2011 4 minute read

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Sencity: more than a Deaf rave

An eclectic club night for both the Deaf and the hearing is breaking barriers, reports Zoe Cormier.

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