A disabled woman who has worked all her life has been told she will lose the Motability car that allows her to do her job, after being subjected to a 'degrading' capability assessment.
I'm Sophie, a journalism student at university. I'm also a young adult carer.
When Eric Ju Yoon Kim was in college at the University of Washington, he saw something that he thought should change.
On January 1st 2016, regulations will be coming into force that compel all single-decker buses in the UK to meet minimum accessibility regulations. The Public Service Vehicle Access Regulations (PSVAR) 2000 demand that all single decker buses have accessibility standards including a wheelchair bay; a wheelchair ramp or other boarding device, and priority seating. After January 1st, it will be a criminal offence under the Equalities Act 2010 for a bus not to comply with these access regulations.
Seven-year-old Lily-Grace Hooper made headlines earlier in the year when her school banned her from using a walking cane - because of health and safely concerns.
A disabled man was trapped in a centre run by Atos, which assesses fitness for work, when the fire alarm went off and staff evacuated the building, leaving him behind in his wheelchair.