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This week, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. He will also become the first president to have a stammer. It’s a condition that affects around 1.5 million adults across the UK including former MP Ed Balls to eleven-year-old Shelby.

A Scottish designer has won $1m (£753,000) to fund the manufacture of his innovative smart-wheelchair. Andrew Slorance, who uses a wheelchair himself, won the Toyota-run global Mobility Unlimited Challenge. Inventors were invited to submit smart technologies to improve the lives of people with lower-limb paralysis.

Contact’s health lead Amanda has put together some questions and answers about the Covid-19 vaccination. So what is the Covid-19 vaccine and why get vaccinated?

An accessible rail system must be prioritised as part of the economic recovery from Covid-19, says disability charity Leonard Cheshire. At present, 41% of railway stations in Britain are still not step-free and the Government is set to miss its 2030 target on creating step-free journeys for disabled people by 40 years (2070).

The government is introducing coronavirus (COVID-19) testing programmes into schools and colleges from the start of 2021 to help deliver the national priority of keeping as many pupils, students and teachers as possible in their education settings while fighting the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Council for Disabled Children explains what it means for those with SEND.