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SURPRISED TO SEE A HOT WOMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR? IF SO, EXAMINE YOUR PREJUDICES
Disabled people are using the Twitter meme hotpersoninawheelchair to bite back against outdated attitudes, while showcasing their looks and style... READ MORE›
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SCOTLAND EMBRACES GAY POLITICIANS IN A PROFOUND CULTURAL SHIFT
By contrast, the United States Congress, representing a population 60 times Scotland's, has six elected House members and one senator who are openly gay, lesbian or bisexual... READ MORE›
SMACKING CHILDREN TO BE BANNED IN SCOTLAND
Scottish government says it will ensure Green MSP's bill to give children equal protection from assault becomes law... READ MORE›
THE CRISIS OF DISABLED MILLENNIALS: 'IT FEELS HOPELESS'
With the social care crisis growing, last week MPs pressed Theresa May to take action... READ MORE›
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN ASSAULTED FOR NOT STANDING FOR ANTHEM
A wheelchair-bound disability activist who was assaulted in India for not standing up to the national anthem recounts his harrowing experience... READ MORE›
TRAPPED: THE GROWING NUMBER OF DISABLED PEOPLE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES | FRANCES RYAN
In Brighton and Hove, Robert Carver's wheelchair sits empty at the bottom of a flight of stairs... READ MORE›
ANAS SARWAR: EVERYDAY ISLAMOPHOBIA A REAL THREAT
After being called a 'brown, Muslim, Paki' by a senior Labour councillor, Sarwar is determined to stamp out racism... READ MORE›
DISABLED PATIENTS 'RELYING ON CROWDFUNDING' FOR WHEELCHAIRS
People should not be having to crowdfund for the wheelchairs that they need... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY ONLY ALLOWED NICOLA STURGEON TO SPEAK 'BRIEFLY' ABOUT SECOND REFERENDUM BEFORE SHUTTING HER DOWN
They said this would not have happened by the time Ms Sturgeon wanted to hold the referendum between autumn 2018 and spring 2019... READ MORE›
AMID DIVISIONS IN U.K. OVER BREXIT, NICOLA STURGEON CALLS FOR NEW REFERENDUM ON SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE
Mrs. May has accused Ms. Sturgeon and her Scottish National Party, which dominates politics in Scotland, of having an obsession with independence... READ MORE›
NICOLA STURGEON TO BECOME NEW SNP LEADER
Ms Sturgeon, also set to become Scotland's first female first minister, pledged to ensure more powers were delivered to the Edinburgh parliament... READ MORE›
CAMPAIGN LEADERS STRESS VOTE WILL STAND
'Team Scotland' Mr Salmond told the Andrew Marr programme that if Yes won there would cease to be a 'Yes' campaign and a 'No' campaign... READ MORE›
I'M A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES. WHY DO I HAVE TO BE A TRAILBLAZER TOO?
I'm a person with disabilities. Why do I have to be a trailblazer too?... READ MORE›
DISABILITY PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STORM PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTIONS
Watch Disability Protesters Clash With Police While Trying To Storm PMQs... READ MORE›
AFTER BREXIT SCOTLAND LAYS A PATH TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENCE VOTE
Mrs. May has already said the referendum cannot happen before Britain leaves the European Union, two years from now... READ MORE›
ALEX SALMOND WINS SPECTATOR'S POLITICIAN OF YEAR AWARD
' Almost 20 years ago, John Major's government made a peace offering to Scotland, by returning the Stone of Destiny to Edinburgh... READ MORE›
ALEX SALMOND'S FIRST MINISTER GIFTS TO BE AUCTIONED
Gifts given to Alex Salmond during his time as first minister are being sold at auction in Glasgow... READ MORE›
MISS WHEELCHAIR WORLD BEAUTY PAGEANT BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS
Miss Wheelchair World beauty pageant breaks down barriers for disabled women... READ MORE›
CALL TO RULE OUT EARLY SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM REPEAT
07 01 Same-sex marriages Scotland's new law on same-sex marriages has come into effect... READ MORE›
NO ONE WANTS TO ACCEPT THE DISABLED POUND
In the shops I went to there is no provision for access for wheelchair users, not even the cheapest solution of a lightweight portable ramp... READ MORE›
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WITH RARE DISORDER HAS PERSONAL CARE BENEFITS RESCINDED
After appealing for carer's allowance, Ava's disability care allowance was rescinded... READ MORE›
COMPENSATION FOR PARALYMPIAN UNABLE TO USE TOILET ON TRAIN
Anne Wafula Strike receives financial settlement from CrossCountry trains over out of order accessible toilet but says a lot of change is still needed... READ MORE›
SCOTLAND NEEDS TO DEPART THE SINKING SHIP OF BREXIT
Scotland needs to depart the sinking ship of Brexit -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›
'I WORRY I'LL BE FORGOTTEN ON THE TRAIN'
People vacate the wheelchair space when asked on buses and people move on other forms of transport... READ MORE›
DISABLED PEOPLE'S VOICES NEEDED IN POLITICAL DEBATE
The Scottish fund recently supported 39 disabled candidates in the local authority elections, of whom 15 were elected... READ MORE›
STURGEON IN 'GOOD FAITH' SMITH PLEDGE
Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Even at 100 oil, the industry was facing some pretty serious problems... READ MORE›
MINISTER TELLS INDUSTRIES TO INCREASE REPRESENTATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE
Mordaunt, the minister for disabled people, also called for reforms in other sectors including retail, music, tourism and advertising... READ MORE›
JAILS IN SCOTLAND LESS VIOLENT THAN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, FIGURES SHOW
Scottish prisons are significantly less violent than jails in England and Wales, with lower rates of inmate aggression, according to statistics released by the Scottish parliament... READ MORE›
MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE CAMPAIGNER GORDON AIKMAN DIES AGED 31
Motor neurone disease MND campaigner Gordon Aikman has died aged 31... READ MORE›
RAIL MINISTER PLEDGES NO REPEAT OF PARALYMPIAN'S TRAIN EXPERIENCE
But Wafula Strike said CrossCountry had not contacted her directly... READ MORE›
TOP SCOTS SKIER SUFFERS BROKEN BACK
James Dougall spoke after McManus, 20, was convicted of killing Ms Sanders and attempting to murder her partner Norman Busby in Crookston, Glasgow... READ MORE›