Hounds of love: how support dogs can help with everything from diabetes to autism
Coco and Azerley are two of about 7,000 dogs in Britain that offer life-changing – and sometimes life-saving – assistance
How I learned to love my walking stick
When Penny Anderson began using a stick, it made her feel vulnerable. But it taught her a lot about other people – and customising it made it her own
Sound by Bella Bathurst review – losing and recovering the miracle of hearing
This fascinating memoir of a dozen years of deafness opens out into an exploration of science, music and silence
‘Even the specialists hadn’t seen my baby’s condition before’
In the week of the awareness-raising campaign Rare Diseases Day, Sofya Court hopes the story of her son – born with a syndrome shared by only a few hundred people worldwide – will inspire others coping with obscure conditions
Disabled people are to be ‘warehoused’. We should be livid
New rules could see 13,000 people with disabilities and long-term health needs forced into care homes. This is treating people as objects to be stored
The way I see it: living with partial blindness
Of all those registered blind or partially sighted, 93% retain some useful vision – often enough to read a book or watch a film. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion
Anosmia: a life without smell
When my sense of smell disappeared over several years, I wasn’t too disturbed. But that was until I read an article about this condition
‘I’ve been told bacon smells lovely’ – life without a sense of smell
Spring is in the air and you can’t smell a thing: no flowers, no Sunday roast, no chocolate. What’s life like for anosmics?
Benefit cuts threaten independent living for thousands of disabled people
Budget announcements by George Osborne set to be ‘last straw’ for many who fear heavy impact from tighter assessments and benefit cuts
I had to grow up overnight after my dad’s accident
Lily Clark was 10 when her father suffered a severe cycling accident. She was forced to grow up fast