A woman from Oxford has become the first person in the world to have gene therapy to try to halt the most common form of blindness in the Western world.
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A clinic making artificial limbs in CAR – the country’s only centre of its kind – is changing lives devastated by conflict
I could be deported to Poland if I’m denied settled status in the UK, because I stay at home to care full-time for my disabled son
Southwark Playhouse, London
Good puppetry lends rich humanity to the central character of this subtle if controversial production about a boy set to leave home for a residential school
The government of Kerala is joining hands with NGO’s and groups for welfare of visually impaired people in the state. Reports point out that Kerala…
Shamima Begum – the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria – has said she never wanted to be an IS “poster girl”.
Anorexia almost claimed the life of 18-year-old Lara Rebecca but her story of recovery two years later has attracted a massive audience.
Scott Morrison earns wrath of campaigners by saying states must give their agreement before inquiry can start
Wheelchair-friendly national parks
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Letters Mon 18 Feb 2019 18.42 GMT Last modified on Mon 18 Feb 2019 18.46 GMT With reference to Jocelyn Pierce’s letter (16 February) about wheelchair/disability scooter/pram-friendly…
The Kozhikode Art Gallery, a well-known cultural space is in the dock for its shocking display of apathy towards people with disabilities. This is after…