/ August 21, 2019 at 9:02 AM
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It’s hard to go a day without the climate crisis hitting the headlines. In May, MPs endorsed a motion to declare a climate and environment emergency. It’s a positive step for the country to take an active role in finding…
/ August 20, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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South Korea’s Lee Duck-hee has become the first deaf player to win a match in the main draw of a tournament on the ATP Tour. The 21-year-old, who is ranked 212th in the world, beat Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen 7-6 6-1…
/ August 19, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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A charity for people with Tourette’s syndrome has asked a comedian to apologise for his award-winning joke made at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Tourettes Action said it was “so disappointed” by Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel’s gag, which won Dave’s “Funniest…
/ August 18, 2019 at 11:57 PM
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Patients who cannot eat have told BBC News they are petrified and fear for their lives after problems making their replacement nutrition. They are completely dependent on bags filled with a liquid that contains everything their body needs and…
/ August 18, 2019 at 11:44 PM
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Hundreds of people in the UK are turning to private clinics for medical cannabis, BBC News has been told. Since its legalisation in November 2018, there have been very few, if any, prescriptions for medical cannabis containing THC on the…
/ August 18, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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It took me just under two years to find my current job as an events and administration assistant at a disability organisation. It wasn’t for a lack of trying. I was born with cerebral palsy and while I try not…
/ August 15, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Newsround has this useful article on sunflower lanyards, which signify hidden disabilities.
/ August 14, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Natalie, who has bought a bottle of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil online, has a few questions she wants answering before she decides whether to take it. On this journey Natalie meets a hemp farmer, a scientist and tests the product at…
/ August 14, 2019 at 8:50 AM
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Becoming a parent for the first time can be nerve-racking for anyone. Knowing it will be twins, the more so. But when your own mother has died in childbirth, the trepidation is intense. “The only birth I’d been at was…
/ August 14, 2019 at 8:35 AM
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Confusion over what is meant by disability, and poor awareness of a widely available fund, has led to 60% of eligible students missing out on financial support at university. With A-level results due out on Thursday, thousands of young people…
/ August 13, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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It is not just the exams that stand in way of Zoe Bannister’s dream of a place in medical school. She must also overcome the challenges of phobias and having Asperger’s syndrome. And she has – with a coveted spot…
/ August 12, 2019 at 11:25 PM
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Last week, a woman’s sanction letter from the Department for Work and Pensions went viral on Twitter. Danielle John, from Cardiff, simply wrote: “Was told to put this up on Twitter… this was because I had a miscarriage and missed…
/ August 12, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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A press release: New analysis shows that deaf pupils are falling behind at every stage of school, starting as early as Key Stages 1 and 2.They also fall an entire grade behind at GCSE.Less than half of deaf children now…
/ August 11, 2019 at 11:30 PM
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I was briefly a DA – it is a job of extremes, with about 10% thriving on it and 90% being in the most miserable place mentally and emotionally they’ve ever been in their life. Training is a little hard…
/ August 11, 2019 at 11:15 PM
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Radio 1 Newsbeat has been to visit what’s thought to be the first school in the UK to be introducing a gaming class into its official curriculum. The Richard Cloudesley School for special educational needs says it helps with pupils’…
/ August 11, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Jared O’Mara is taking time out from his official duties to deal with “mental health and personal issues” – but what does that mean for the MP’s constituents? James Winstanley says he doesn’t have an MP. We meet for a…
/ August 9, 2019 at 12:54 AM
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Women with physical disabilities often have to fight to access cervical screening, with some denied it altogether, a charity is warning. Some said they hadn’t had smear tests for years because hoists were unavailable and testing at home was not…
/ August 8, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Being deaf has never stopped me from doing anything; it’s other people who make it an issue. Growing up, I knew I wanted to be independent and travel. Nursing kept presenting itself as a career option. I had a natural…
/ August 7, 2019 at 11:25 PM
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The UN’s investigator into global poverty has said innocent people are being caught up in the mass surveillance system used by the UK’s welfare state to combat benefit fraud. His warning comes as disabled rights activists in the north-west claim…
/ August 7, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Registered as blind for 15 years, Deborah Persaud travels around London with guide dog Lewis by her side. But on recent walks to work, the pair have faced a new challenge on pavements – dockless bikes for hire. “Lewis has…
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