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Photo: reif / Fotolia By Jack Skinner and Claire Webster Ten years ago, BBC Panorama revealed the horrific mistreatment that Winterbourne View Hospital staff had inflicted on people with learning disabilities who were about to…

A pioneering five-year program led and controlled by disabled people has left a legacy of independent life research that, according to a new report, can now be used to advocate change in policies and services across the UK. But it has also…

A South Australian family spoke of their fear after receiving an anonymous letter warning their nephew not to be "regularly and repeatedly abused with cruelty and violence" and to be poisoned or drowned in their sheltered shelter.The Royal…

A lawyer with seven years of experience who is “a person with a benchmark disability” can apply for appointment as a notary.The Center notified Notary Rules (Amendment), 2021, which insert the following clause in Rule 3 of the Notary Rules…

NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 / PRNewswire / - To mark its 75th anniversary, the United Spinal Association has launched a membership promotion for the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder community that gives its members the opportunity to win a…

Kelly Garcia became director of the Iowa Department of Human Services on November 1, 2019. (Liz Martin / The Gazette) Years after…

The 2020 nominees for the Oscar for Best Documentary cover a wide range of subjects, from the injustices of incarceration to the blooming friendship between a man and an octopus. Here are the contenders.Time (Amazon Prime). On September…

From Beth RoseBBC NewsImage rightsBaroness Jane CampbellIt's been 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act became law, but the campaign for equality continues.Here six people close to the law - after fighting for it, applying it, or…

Ireland finally ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) three years ago this month and eleven years after it was signed. The CRPD is an international human rights treaty, the aim of which is…

People take part in the first annual Disability Pride Parade in New York City. Stephanie Keith / Stephanie Keith /…