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Adapt & Drive will launch from Monday 2nd February, available initially through selected car dealers across the UK.

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Mobility in Motion has confirmed it will be partnering with three car manufacturers for the scheme.

Susan Hardwick, 65, told medical staff at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI) “I want to kill her” as they tried to drag her off Joan Hardwick

Yorkshire woman who tried to kill mother in hospital jailed

Claire Bell at Chester Races

Bride in tears after mockery for wearing wedding dress to Ladies’ Day

Marie Tidball, the Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge

Disabled MP hits out at government over lack of welfare consultation

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Some rebels still holding out despite Starmer's welfare concessions

Craig Wood, from Doncaster in South Yorkshire, was 18 years old when he suffered life-changing injuries from a roadside bomb in Sangin, southern Afghanistan, in 2009

Veteran becomes first triple amputee to sail solo across Pacific

Paul Kissack, the group chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Group. Credit: JRF

Social security system is not an expense to be avoided - Paul Kissack

Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting of ministers at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Welfare reforms include 'unprecedented disability benefits cuts'

Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting of ministers at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Government announces major changes to PIP and Universal Credit

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PIP changes: new eligibility and assessment points system explained

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PIP reforms - what changes to disability benefits could mean for you

Almost 300,000 PIP applications were denied last year.

The harshest areas in the country for approving disability benefits

Winter support packages from the Yorkshire Children's Charity. Credit: Yorkshire Children's Charity

Applications double for child poverty support packages this winter

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April pay boost for disability benefit claimants - how much you'll get

Fenetic Wellbeing welcomes people of all abilities and their families to the showroom to get their friendly expert advice and spend time considering their options

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Lily-Rae with actor Kate Winslet.

Kate Winslet gifted £5k so I can see Northern Lights before I go blind

Attributes which define a ‘healthy person’ include good posture, being able to move without difficulty and aids, and low body fat, according to Brits

These images show what Brits think ‘healthy’ looks like

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Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

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Martin Lewis reveals how pensioners can claim up to £5,600 annually

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5 common conditions that make you eligible for £470 monthly PIP help

The leap year may impact when people will receive Universal Credit payments

How the 2024 leap year could affect Universal Credit payments Jessica Martin

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

UK adults admit they don't know how to act around disabled people

Ian Streets of About Access offers his expert insight. Picture: Neil Holmes

Employing people with disabilities has advantages for businesses: Ian Streets

Katie Price reveals ADHD diagnosis & says her ‘brain is wired differently

‘My brain is wired differently’ - Katie Price reveals health diagnosis

Barbie has launched a new doll with Down’s Syndrome in latest campaign with Ellie Goldstein

Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome launched by Mattel

Meganne Christian (L), John McFall (C), and Rosemary Coogan (R) pose during a ceremony to unveil the European Space Agency new class of career astronauts in Paris on November 23, 2022

John McFall set to become the world’s first para-astronaut

Global Accessibility Awareness Day focuses on digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities or impairments. (Image shows visually impaired person working on computer with assistive technology)

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022: fill out our survey

The BSI and Motability are working to establish national standards for public EV chargers

New partnership to set disabled access standards for public EV chargers

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These are your legal rights if you are made redundant

Kateryna Pemberton who has taken delivery of a £23,000 powered wheelchair which has changed her life PICTURE: Penny Haskell

‘Disability is a huge part of my life, but it isn’t all of it,’ says disabled mo...

Hannah Cockroft wins gold in Dubai

Home is still where heart is for globe-trotting World and Paralympic champion Ha...
You can take the lass out of Halifax, but not Halifax out of the lass.
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There are 13 million disabled people in the UK.

'More clothes are made for dogs than for disabled people' - activist calls for b...

Charlotte Armitage Picture Tony Johnson.

Charlotte Armitage: Why we must praise work of BBC and Emmerdale in placing disa...

Photographer challenges disabled perception with her pictures

leading the way: Smith & Nephew in Hull is one of the companies to have demonstrated how easy it is to access a much richer, wider talent pool. Picture: mike cowling

Celebrating the businesses that are Disability Confident

A study found more than 12 per cent of employers were concerned that disabled people were more likely to take time off. Credit: Shutterstock

One in ten businesses feel '˜ill-equipped' to support disabled workers

Louis Speight in at City Square, Leeds. Picture by Simon Hulme

Wheels of a revolution

Nichola McDonald-Bell, a befriender for the Royal Voluntary Service's Good Neighbours befriending scheme in Sheffield.

Disability is no barrier for committed helper

David Cameron launches the 'disability confident' campaign

Cameron pledges to dispel ‘disability myths’

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Giant inflatable sculpture aims to blow away prejudice

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Private sector had to face pension rise

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