‘It’s a human right’: the campaign for learning disabled people’s love lives Campaigners want care staff to support people to develop relationships and enrich their intimate and emotional lives
Call for poor and disabled to be given NHS fitness trackers Vulnerable groups ‘could be left behind by technology revolution in medicine’, widening health inequality
This man had to fight for benefits just before he died – when do we start to care? Stephen Smith’s struggle exposed benefits cruelty. Now he is dead, but the system goes on, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
How do you teach children to be resilient? Ask a limbless veteran Lessons from those who have overcome trauma are helping pupils confront their own personal challenges
The secret to… preparing for a baby if you have a disability Manage your expectations, check hospital access routes – and prepare to be a novelty
I applaud the push for accessibility – but I won’t be using ‘jazz hands’ Inaudible clapping excludes blind people like me, says the freelance writer Alex Lee
I was scared of losing my sight… then writing brought me clarity After being told disease would destroy her vision, Paola Peretti wrote a children’s novel – and found a template for life
The future of sex work – a photo essay It has been 23 years since New South Wales decriminalised sex work. How much has changed for sex workers?
Down’s syndrome test could see condition disappear, C of E warns Church says new NHS test could lead to more terminations and fewer people born with condition
Disabled student told he will fail course because he cannot write shorthand MSPs condemn exam board after Kyle Gunn, who has cerebral palsy, informed he would be denied journalism qualification