The way I see it: living with partial blindness
Of all those registered blind or partially sighted, 93% retain some useful vision – often enough to read a book or watch a film. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion
Anosmia: a life without smell
When my sense of smell disappeared over several years, I wasn’t too disturbed. But that was until I read an article about this condition
‘I’ve been told bacon smells lovely’ – life without a sense of smell
Spring is in the air and you can’t smell a thing: no flowers, no Sunday roast, no chocolate. What’s life like for anosmics?
Benefit cuts threaten independent living for thousands of disabled people
Budget announcements by George Osborne set to be ‘last straw’ for many who fear heavy impact from tighter assessments and benefit cuts
I had to grow up overnight after my dad’s accident
Lily Clark was 10 when her father suffered a severe cycling accident. She was forced to grow up fast
Steve Silberman on winning the Samuel Johnson prize: ‘I was broke, broke, broke’
His first book was about the Grateful Dead. His second, about autism, has just taken the Samuel Johnson prize. Meet neuro-warrior Steve Silberman, friend of Allen Ginsberg and ‘gay coach’ to Oliver Sacks
The day we learned our son had a cleft lip
One father tells of his family’s soul-searching in the face of conflicting medical advice, and travels to Kerala in India to see how a charity is changing the fortunes of thousands of children
Appearance bullying – and the damage it does to children’s education
Schools that make a point of helping children with facial disfigurements find it helps pupils to deal with body image concerns too
How climbing helps people with traumatic brain injuries find their feet
Repetitive motions help the brain reorganise its neural pathways, but simply socialising and sharing can be a self-confidence booster, too
How hard work cures all illness
Dean Burnett: Iain Duncan Smith claimed that hard work helps treat illness. Scientifically speaking, he’s right. Sort of. Well, not quite.