May 26, 2019 Regarded as one of the world’s largest festivals, Attukal Pongala in Kerala is also exclusively for women. One person who has become…
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The resident and her live-in assistant
From the riotous office humour of Jerk to the satirical genius of Special, TV is finally embracing characters with cerebral palsy. We ask the stars of this new wave: is this a watershed moment?
Paul MacInnes Fri 24 May 2019 18.29 BST Last modified on Fri 24 May 2019 21.33 BST Disabled supporters have turned their backs on the Europa League…
With councils hamstrung by cuts, innovative voluntary sector organisations are finding different ways of helping people
Curated tours, sign language interpreters planned in Kerala as part of Barrier Free Tourism project
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May 23, 2019 The second phase of the Kerala government’s Barrier-Free Tourism project is starting with a bang. There are some great new features to…
Official reports into restraint, segregation and death are harrowing. But the government doesn’t care
Leaving the EU will make life worse for poor and disabled people – but the anger that led to the vote must be addressed
May 22, 2019 Many adults with autism cast their votes for the first time in the general elections that just got over. By being responsible…
BBC Panorama films Whorlton Hall staff taunting, provoking and scaring vulnerable people