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Telling the most vulnerable they can now go out fits the ‘good news’ narrative. But where is the evidence behind this U-turn?

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/31/ginormous-challenge-boy-with-cerebral-palsy-completes-marathon

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/29/queensland-launches-investigation-into-treatment-of-malnourished-teens-in-brisbane

Cross-party group proposes ending UK abortions after 24 weeks for minor disabilities

He certainly doesn’t need the pity or prayers strangers offer him – but he does occasionally need a hand or elbow to help him cross a road

A sense of routine is essential for Morgan Tilly, who has non-verbal autism. So when coronavirus restrictions hit, her family had to create familiarity amid the uncertainty

When he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threatened by another. By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Vicky Foxcroft, who is shielding, says she will be disenfranchised when virtual parliament ends

Disabled students need extensions to their deadlines and extra equipment, but are finding it hard to get them

From the absence of Auslan interpreters on TV to the struggle to adapt to life without face-to-face communication, the pandemic has posed unexpected challenges for the deaf community