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Profoundly deaf in one ear, Marie Pascall struggled to pick up the lyrics at concerts without the help of a performance interpreter – so she became one herself.

In a new interview, Colin Farrell opened up about his son who has a rare neurological condition called Angelman syndrome, and announced that he is launching a foundation to support people with intellectual disabilities.

Children and adults with type 1 diabetes faced “appalling” treatment at London Stansted Airport and were made to feel like criminals, according to a number of complaints made to the BBC.

Fazilet Hadi, DR UK’s Head of Policy, writes about her recent experience of exclusion as a Disabled airplane traveller. She explains how not only are the current procedures for Disabled travellers demeaning, but the complaints process itself is also inaccessible.

The new House of Commons looks set for a small increase in its disability representation, with at least three new disabled MPs winning seats in last week’s general election.