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• Antonio Gramsci: the dead man on holiday

  A hero to the left but rarely thought of as a disabled role model. While in sardinia this summer, Tom Shakespeare visited the childhood home of the famed political theorist. More

• Who needs airport assistance?

  Frequent air traveller Tom Shakespeare finds himself increasingly frustrated by people who book special assistance at airports even though they seemingly don't require it. More

• The Accessible Land of the Rising Sun

  Globe-trotting Liz Carr heads east to Japan, where she discovers a disability-friendly paradise of accessible toilets, trains and escalators. But what about the chopsticks? More

• Disabled at 35,000 feet

  Seasoned air traveller Liz Carr still has one big problem with flying - forget about the brace position, because nearly all the safety procedures are inaccessible to her. More

• Andre Jordan: Dear Disabled Friend #41

  The weather is cold and grey, so Andre and his disabled friend have jetted off to sunnier climes. But our cult doodler wants a quiet word about an incident at the airport ... More

• Assistive device = security risk?

  In these days of heightened security for all air travellers, why are disabled people still finding their assistive devices often waved through without a second look? More

• Dear Disabled Friend #29

  Andre's still across the pond, and he's just encountered his first real-life American disabled person. Of course, he had to write home and tell his friend all about it. More

• Dear Disabled Friend #28

  Andre has taken his felt tip pen to the other side of the pond - America - and has seen something that he knew his disabled friend back home would want to know about ... More

• The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain: review

  The famous Rough Guide series of travel books have just published a new edition - for the first time ever, they're offering a guide to Accessible Britain ... More

• High flying

  Laurence Clark recently headed Down Under to appear at the High Beam Global disability arts festival in Adelaide. The airline lost his wheelchair on the way ... More

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