Disabled workers' changes protest
Hundreds of disabled workers staged a protest as part of a campaign to prevent the closure of their factories.
7 Mar 2007
Hundreds of disabled workers staged a protest as part of a campaign to prevent the closure of their factories.
A "callous" thief who stole a handbag from a woman in a wheelchair in Edinburgh is being sought by police.
A Shropshire MP campaigning to make sure disabled parking bays are not misused is calling for private wheel-clampers to be better regulated. Telford MP David Wright is highlighting the issue in the House of Commons. He claims bays on private land, such as on supermarket car parks, are too open to misuse.
Seventeen railway stations in the South East are getting a share of more than £500,000 towards improved disabled access and facilities.
Prisoners with learning difficulties are being bullied and get little help from prison staff, a report has said. The Prison Reform Trust polled almost 200 staff in England and Wales, at least half of whom claimed inmates were victimised for their disability.
Life has never been easy for Jenni Cooke. Both dyslexia and a condition called dyspraxia make it hard for her to learn.Her problems might make life tricky in the classroom but when it comes to sporting excellence she's a star pupil. Wendy Roberts meets a swimming champion in the making.