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Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
A reader says the DWP benefit reforms are shortsighted, plus your responses to our special issue for Learning Disability Week
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
Superstar Arts: This charity gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create
Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
CBeebies star George Webster: 'If we were all the same the world would be very boring'
A world without cinema is a world I don't want to live in
A world without cinema is a world I don't want to live in
Hollyoaks legend Emily Burnett: 'With the right people behind you, you can do anything'
Hollyoaks legend Emily Burnett: 'With the right people behind you, you can do anything'
This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence
This vegan restaurant offers workers with learning disabilities a pathway to independence
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
Even though I have Down's syndrome, I know how to party. I'm the first and last on the dance floor
Even though I have Down's syndrome, I know how to party. I'm the first and last on the dance floor
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
People with learning disabilities need to make their voices heard on election day
People with learning disabilities need to make their voices heard on election day
Special Olympian and COALPIT Welsh Cake founder Michael Benyon shares his favourite recipes
Special Olympian and COALPIT Welsh Cake founder Michael Benyon shares his favourite recipes
How world's first drag troupe with Down's syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
How world's first drag troupe with Down's syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here's how doctors can help
Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here's how doctors can help
One in five Brits say they feel 'reluctant' just talking to someone with a learning disability
One in five Brits say they feel 'reluctant' just talking to someone with a learning disability
Paralympian Jessica-Jane Applegate on winning gold and being told she doesn't look disabled enough
Paralympian Jessica-Jane Applegate on winning gold and being told she doesn't look disabled enough
How outdated misconceptions about people with learning disabilities are holding society back
How outdated misconceptions about people with learning disabilities are holding society back
Big Issue and Mencap break new ground with magazine compiled entirely by people with a learning disability
Big Issue and Mencap break new ground with magazine compiled entirely by people with a learning disability
Inside the Big Issue: Learning Disability Week special edition
Inside the Big Issue: Learning Disability Week special edition
Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities