Hospital refuses plea for hysterectomy on cerebral palsy girl
The decision by a hospital in Essex not to carry out a hysterectomy on a 15-year-old girl with cerebral palsy was welcomed yesterday by charities supporting people with disabilities
How am I supposed to get up there?
Nick Bishop has cerebral palsy. He explains how he deals with the obstacles he comes across in everyday life - such as the steps that come between him and a pint with his mates - and, below, puts 10 award-winning London restaurants to the test
Sex on wheels
Julie Fernandez, best known for her role in The Office, always dreamed of love and marriage. But she feared her brittle bones would prevent her from ever having a physical relationship ...
Parents of disabled two-year-old win resuscitation ruling
· Child's best interests are central, high court says · But doctors can follow their consciences
Life goes on
Ed Guiton: Not many gyms cater for the disabled. But things are changing - if you can handle the muscular young men.
On the steep path to recovery
Paul Pritchard lays the ghosts of a crippling climbing accident by tackling Africa's second highest peak.
Blind climber sets out to conquer Everest
The Ministry of Tourism in Kathmandu said Erik Weihenmeyer, 32, will be the first blind person even to attempt to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, which stands 8,850m tall on the border of Nepal and Tibet