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Disabled people hit especially hard by cuts, finds report
22 Jun 2012: Thinktank Demos criticises coalition for pursuing 'paranoia-based media narrative' of welfare refom
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21 Jun 2012: This study of how a couple in South Korea cope with disability is inspiring and saddening in equal measure, writes Catherine Shoard
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21 Jun 2012:
David Freud: We're working towards a welfare state that gives support to vulnerable people but doesn't abandon them to a life on benefits
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21 Jun 2012:
Thirty-one year old Canadian Spencer West climbs Africa's highest peak, crawling on his hands. West, who lost both his legs as a child, reached the 19,341ft (5,900m) summit on Tuesday, after a seven-day climb. The Torontonian has so far raised £300,000 for the Free the Children charity's projects in Kenya
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21 Jun 2012: Chief inspector of constabulary says vulnerable victims – including many who are disabled – are 'slipping through the net'
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20 Jun 2012:
Today we are looking at school breakfast clubs, and the health impact of poverty and welfare reform
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19 Jun 2012:
The work and pensions secretary accused of blaming poor people for his own policy failures
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19 Jun 2012: Tony Nicklinson and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, want doctors to be able to lawfully end their lives
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18 Jun 2012:
In 2005 Tony Nicklinson had a catastrophic stroke, which has left him with what is known as 'locked in syndrome'
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18 Jun 2012:
Is it possible to reinvent the knife, fork and spoon? Justin McGuirk meets designers who are shaking up the cutlery world
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18 Jun 2012:
Tony Nicklinson, who has locked-in syndrome and wants the right to lawfully end his life, has agreed to be interviewed via Twitter. What would you like to ask him?
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17 Jun 2012: Study finds 84% of fathers work longer to pay for care, and that as a result almost 40% have missed medical appointments that would help them understand their child's condition
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17 Jun 2012:
Elderly are bearing the brunt of the cutbacks, new research finds
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14 Jun 2012:
Funding dropped by more than 6% despite government assurances, survey finds
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12 Jun 2012: GPs are at last realising that giving support early on can reduce the strain on those who care for family or friends
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12 Jun 2012:
Charlie Swinbourne: An architect designing a new building would have to consider disabled access. Web designers must think the same way
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