Disability News
YouTube introduces automatic captions for deaf viewers
BBC News, Friday 20th November
YouTube's parent company Google has announced on its blog that automatic captions are to begin to roll out across the site. More
Blind woman tells of horror as pitbull mauls her guide dog
London Evening Standard, Friday 20th November
A blind woman whose guide dog was savaged by a pitbull-type terrier in a railway station subway spoke today of her fear during the attack. More
Artist to have an epileptic fit live on stage
The Independent, Friday 20th November
Sufferers' charities express concern over deliberately voyeuristic project that has received an Arts Council grant. More
Paralympics ponder key rule change
BBC Sport, Friday 20th November
Although Ben - who is 19 and from Newquay in Cornwall - has a serious learning disability, he's been swimming to a very high standard since he was five. More
Disabled cheerleaders go for gold
BBC News, Friday 20th November
A group of disabled cheerleaders from Peterborough are planning to travel to the US to compete in a major competition. More
Hope over Down's learning problem
BBC News, Thursday 19 November
US research has raised hopes of developing a drug therapy to reverse the learning problems associated with Down's syndrome. More
Mandelson 'slashes' adult education spending
The Guardian, Thursday 19 November
Courses for people with learning disabilities and evening classes for the elderly are being cut and funds redirected to reskill the unemployed. More
Mental health: Out of the cuckoo's nest
The Guardian, Wednesday 18 November
A radical US advocate for psychiatric patients' rights brings to the UK his first-hand message that a diagnosis of mental illness is not a life sentence. More
Absolutely blinding: The amazing photographs taken by the man who can't see
The Mail, Wednesday 18 November
Brian Negus was diagnosed with optic atrophy, but using a magnifying lense on his glasses he's able to use a digital camera - with dazzling results. More
BBC casts deaf actress in lead role
The Mirror, Wednesday 18 November
Genevieve Barr will play deaf teenager Amelia Edwards, who witnesses a murder while staying with relatives in a new BBC One series called The Silence.
See also: The Silence – a new four-part thriller for BBC One, BBC Press Office, Wednesday 18 November
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Technology failing disabled net surfers: forum
The Independent, Wednesday 18 November
Technology should be harnessed better to give the world's estimated 650 million disabled people improved access to the Internet according to Cynthia Waddel of the Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability. More
Leading article: Elderly care must become a priority
The Independent, Wednesday 18 November
The Alzheimer's Society yesterday published an indictment of the care of patients with dementia in the NHS.
See also: Dementia patient care criticised, BBC News, Tuesday, 17 November.
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'All I've been waiting for is for television to reflect reality'
The Guardian, Wednesday 18 November
Video: Channel 4's new series Cast Offs, starring six disabled actors, may be about to change the television landscape. More
Abuse of blind people on the rise
BBC News, Monday 16 October
The number of visually impaired adults being abused in Newcastle has risen "dramatically", according to a charity. More
Mentally disabled actors are victims of modern 'blacking-up'
The Observer, Sunday 15 November
As TV gives more roles for physically disabled, Asperger's actress's mother demands equal treatment. More
The stigma of mental illness lives on says Anna Motz
The Guardian, Sunday 15 November
The suicides of a German footballer and two of my colleagues shows how the shame of mental illness causes people to try to hide their problems rather than challenge society. More
Shared surfaces debate continues
The Guardian, Sunday 15 November
Shared space – streets with lower pavements and less clutter – will allow disabled people to travel with ease and confidence. More
Disabled people given libido-suppressing antipsychoticss
The Guardian, Friday 13 November
Disabled people, including patients with dementia, are often given libido-suppressing antipsychotics without informed consent. More
How Stephanie Beecham feels about...her deafness
The Mail, Friday 13 November
Don't ever call me Steph. I used to get called 'Deaf Steph' at school, and the hurt will live with me forever. More
Disabled girl's £5m pay-out bid
BBC News, Friday 13 November
The parents of a one-year-old girl born with cerebral palsy say medical negligence led to the condition and are calling for compensation. More
Wheelchair challenge tests access
BBC News, Friday 13 November
A top police officer, an MP and council chief will attempt to get around a town in wheelchairs to highlight problems faced by people with disabilities. More
Victory for The Independent as secret court opens its doors
The Independent, Friday 13 November
A secretive court which handles some of the most difficult and sensitive cases in England and Wales is to open to the media for the first time, after a successful legal challenge by The Independent. More
Dementia drug use 'killing many'
BBC News, Thursday, 12 November
Needless use of anti-psychotic drugs is widespread in dementia care and contributes to the death of many patients, an official review suggests. More
Support lacking for disabled teenagers at time of transition to adulthood
The Guardian, Thursday 12 November
Levels of state provision for move to adult services vary widely across country leaving charities to plug gaps. More
Pleas over boy rapist 'ignored'
BBC News, Thursday 12 November
A judge has criticised a social services department for failing to take an 11-year-old boy into care weeks before he raped a disabled youngster. More
Depression's punitive conscience
The Guardian, Thursday 12 November
Robert Enke's tragic death stemmed from a need to self-punish familiar to anyone who's suffered depression. More
Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour'
BBC News, Tuesday 10 November
Scientists have identified a drug which may offer hope to patients with a particularly lethal form of lung cancer. More
Bank challenges disability ruling
BBC News, Tuesday 10 November
A bank has appealed against a landmark ruling that it failed to cater for the needs of a disabled teenager. More
Is Cast Offs good news for disabled actors?
The Guardian, Tuesday 10 November
The C4 mockumentary promises to show a new side to disability, but will it mean programme-makers create better roles for actors? More
Life and death decisions with a disabled child
The Independent, Tuesday 10 November
Do I love her? With all my heart. When she dies, will it be a relief? Without question, says Tussie Myerson. More
Deaf gene in elderly uncovered by scientists
The Mirror, Tuesday 10 November
A gene that causes deafness in the elderly has been identified by scientists. More
Test improves Alzheimer diagnosis
BBC News, Monday 9 November
A multi-tasking test can help avoid confusion between symptoms of depression and early Alzheimer's, Edinburgh researchers have discovered. More
Deaf cinema customers urge action
BBC News, Monday 9 November
People with hearing loss have accused two Dorset cinemas of neglecting the deaf community for failing to provide subtitled film screenings. More
Parents losing children in 'loaded system'
BBC News, Monday 9 November
Against a background of prejudice and out-of-date assessments, six out of 10 parents with learning disabilities are having their children removed for adoption, research by Bristol University suggests. More
Open door
The Guardian, Monday 9 November
The readers' editor on… reporting the misuse of 'autistic' on the front-page. More
The disability paradox
The Guardian, Saturday 7 November
Disabled people face increasing financial and discriminatory pressures, yet many report that life has got better. More
Disability firm into liquidation
BBC News, Friday 6 November
An Aberdeen furniture factory which employs blind and disabled workers is to go into administration, it has been announced. More
Ian Birrell: Mind your language: words can cause terrible damage
The Independent, Friday 6 November
When did people with disabilities cease to matter in the battle against bigotry? More
Northern Ireland Assembly
BBC Democracy Live, Thursday 5 November
Members received briefings from the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIBP), the University for Derry (U4D) and the Assembly's Research unit on "Building a Better Future - End Year Delivery Report". More
Care home driver jailed for abuse
BBC News, Thursday 5 November
A residential home employee who sexually abused the disabled women in his care has been jailed. More
Autism is not a dirty word
The Guardian, Thursday 5 November
We all know what Pierre Lellouche meant – should we mind if the Conservatives are called 'autistic'? Actually, yes, we should. More
Jimmy Carr: 'I thought my Paralympics joke was totally acceptable'
The Guardian, Thursday 5 November
The comedian explains, for the first time, why he doesn't regret telling his notorious gag about amputee soldiers. More
Independent living: A disabled man and his personal assistants
The Guardian, Wednesday 4 November
Stefano Goodman uses a wheelchair and lives independently - with the help of two personal assistants. Such uniquely intimate relationships with strangers take a bit of getting used to ... More
Prosthetics don't give sprinters an unfair advantage, research suggests
The Guardian, Wednesday 4 November
Carbon-fibre blades like those worn by sprinter Oscar Pistorius do not give an edge over able-bodied athletes. More
Charity says 9% of disabled people have been victims of hate crime
The Guardian, Wednesday 4 November
Leonard Cheshire Disability included question on disability-related crime after high-profile incidents in which disabled people had been targeted. More
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