Exercise and disability: ‘Now things hurt for the right reasons’

Shana Pezaro's life fell apart when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. But, like many other people with disabilities, exercise has helped her to regain her confidence and self-esteem

Reel to real: Zambian TV show inspires sex education scheme for deaf people

Youth clubs based on Love Games series bring sex education to people with hearing disabilities to stem high levels of HIV

My battle with motor neurone disease – Neil Platt’s last interview

Neil Platt's battle with MND is the subject of a new film, I Am Breathing. In the last interview he gave before he died in 2009, published here for the first time, he describes his daily struggle

Facing blindness by seeing the funny side

David Bradford: The prospect of going blind isn't funny, but – as I've learned from those who know – not taking it too seriously could help me cope with my sight loss

Natural birth has its dangers, and Caesareans are not a crime

Learning difficulties associated with cerbellum damage in childbirth are a real concern. This is another reason to reject all that 'too posh to push' nonsense

Charity helps young disabled people learn about sex and relationships

A group run by the charity Kids offers members a safe and secure atmosphere to ask questions. Hazel Davis reports

Disabled by grenade – now soldier fights for his benefits

Former lance corporal wounded in grenade attack in Iraq says he is being accused of faking his injuries

Britain’s loneliness epidemic

People in Britain are living longer, and increasingly, spending their last years alone. Now more of us than ever before describe ourselves as lonely. Homa Khaleeli finds out how to beat the loneliness epidemic

Woman with learning difficulties can decide own pregnancy fate, court rules

Young woman with sickle cell disease, rather than a court, can decide whether or not to terminate pregnancy, judge rules

Communication barriers in sex education put deaf people at risk

A lack of sex education resources for young, deaf people is leaving many without the knowledge or skills to keep safe, finds Charlie Swinbourne