1970s drinks | Lipreading | Fiona Hill | The Kurdish people | MealtimesI very much look forward to visiting Martin Parr’s photography exhibition in Cardiff . His exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery earlier this year was superb (Interview, G2, 14 Octob…
Operation could have corrected vision of many ‘overnight’, while 800 million struggle because they lack access to glasses, according to WHOMore than 1 billion people are needlessly losing their sight because of a lack of simple eye care, according to a…
All different types of brains are normal, but greater understanding has not led to more money for autism, says world-leading expertAs a graduate in the 1980s, Simon Baron‑Cohen taught autistic children at a special school in London. Little was known ab…
Various venues, ManchesterFrom dance to comedy to video, this series of events confronts illness, grief and death with uplifting candourThe title of Candoco Dance Company’s show, Let’s Talk About Dis, might as well be the strapline for Manchester’s Sic…
Chad Allen explains how losing access to comics after becoming blind inspired Unseen, the first audio comic aimed at readers who see with their mindComic books were not at the top of the list of the things that Chad Allen would desperately miss when he…
Women’s independence is being undermined by cuts as well as cultural and social prejudice, report findsGazala Iqbal, who is paralysed on her right side, was so mollycoddled by her family that she was 16 before she learned to make a cup of tea. “Mum had…
NHS England to fund treatment costing £613,000 for rare blindness disorderNHS England is to pay for a cutting-edge genetic treatment that will save children with a rare inherited disorder from going blind.A one-off injection will prevent babies born wi…
Matthew Johnston overcame precedent to serve as foreman and hopes others will follow himA 54-year-old technology consultant from London is believed to have established a legal landmark this month by becoming the first profoundly deaf person to sit on a…
The fashion for celebrating ‘neurodiversity’ ignores those with debilitating severe autism, which has created a rift in the communityThe word autism means a lot of different things to different people. To some, it conjures an image of the socially awkw…
We’d watched the TV shows and knew the rural idyll could be anything but. Yet my MS was making me a prisoner in my own homeWhen Julie, my wife, was made redundant from her executive assistant job a couple of years ago, we decided to up sticks and leave…
Placing a life-changing treatment beyond the reach of NHS Scotland is devastating for people like meAt 7am, I wake up and, while most people are starting their days, having breakfast and making their way to work, I – like the 10,400 people in the UK wi…
Campaigners say children face ‘lifetime of being left behind’ amid cuts to support servicesDeaf pupils in England are struggling “at every stage of their education”, with fewer than half leaving school with two A-levels, compared with almost two-thirds…
Sally Cheseldine and Bill Hughes contribute to the ongoing debate about the role of learning disability specialistsThere are many paediatricians who bring specialist skills to children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectr…
There’s an unconscious bias that because deaf hospital staff can’t hear they must be stupid, says former nurse Helen CherryBeing deaf has never stopped me from doing anything; it’s other people who make it an issue. Growing up, I knew I wanted to be in…
Janet Chambers and Michael Baron on the need for GPs specialising in the health and welfare requirements of people with intellectual disabilitiesI would like to support the proposal for exploration of developing the role of a senior doctor specialising…
A lifeline for the elderly and disabled people, public toilet provision has dwindled. The cuts must be reversedYou’re running late, you need to pee, but arriving at the toilet turnstiles, you realise that the lack of a shiny 50p piece prevents you from…
When you are dealing with a rare disorder like Rett syndrome, invariably the GP has never heard of it, writes Becky Jenner. And Dr Kirsten Lamb writes that GPs always intend to provide excellent care but most have had little training in learning disabi…
Dr Ken Courtenay supports developing a role for doctors who are skilled in treating and supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex health needsAs a psychiatrist and trained GP who works with people with intellectual disabilities (ID),…
The UK’s first physician for those with complex needs could help save lives and reduce health inequalitiesThe first doctor specialising in profound and multiple learning disabilities in the UK is set to be recruited later this year. Hull clinical commi…
They’ll have to find a way of reversing cuts to staff and repairing the damage caused by years of underinvestment, says Steve Haines of the National Deaf Children’s SocietyIt’s heartbreaking to see that children with special educational needs are being…
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