A couple of days ago the papers, the TV news, chat shows and social media were up in arms about a couple of celebrities who had decided that it was all right to park in accessible parking spaces on the street when neither of them had the blue badges issued to disabled people who need priority parking due to their impairment.
After running a campaign to urge toy manufacturers to include disabled characters in their collections, Rebecca Atkinson started to wonder if the word "disability" might also need a positive makeover.
For the last couple of days I have been reading about the sad death of Michael O'Sullivan, the disabled man who killed himself after being found 'fit for work' by ATOS, and the coroner's report which criticised this decision. After all that reading, I have a question I need to ask about the whole situation.
Arthritis Research UK has called for the government to do more to end the suffering for the 10 million in the UK living with the devastating pain of arthritis. Earlier this month we launched our 'No Time To Lose' campaign, giving you the chance to get your local MPs involved to ensure they're fighting for a fair deal for people with arthritis during the government's Spending Review.
Disabled Liberal Democrats believe their party is capable of winning back voters who feel "justifiably angry" about the disability policies their party signed up to as part of the coalition government.
Park the Charges - our campaign for free hospital car parking for carers Carers UK is working with Julie Cooper MP to campaign to make hospital parking free for carers in England.
