Parenting without legs: a leap of confidence

Richard Pollins: Being born with no legs meant even daily activities such as climbing stairs and using escalators were initially daunting. But then came a new challenge – coping with a baby

How magic tricks help children with cerebral palsy

For children with hemiplegia, a common form of cerebral palsy, learning to be a magician is remarkably effective therapy. Paula Cocozza reports from the Breathe Magic summer camp

My thalidomide family: Every time I went home I was a stranger

Louise Medus was one of the last babies born with the effects of the drug thalidomide. Brought up in a residential home from infancy, She’s had to fight to overcome her tough start in life and build a family life of her own

Applying to uni: a guide for students with disabilities

All universities are set up for students with disabilities, but try to visit the one you choose to see for yourself

Bell’s palsy: putting on a brave face

Matthew Jenkin: Facial palsy is not only physically debilitating but emotionally hard. And often people don't get the treatment they need

Usher syndrome: ‘Don’t define me by a condition I happen to have’

Charlie Swinbourne: People with Usher syndrome have both hearing and sight loss. But although the diagnosis can be devastating, many find new ways to cope

Let’s talk about sex education and disability

For years the need of disabled people for sex and relationship education has been ignored. Campaigners want this sweep-it-under-the-carpet attitude to change, writes Teresa Fitzherbert

Motor neurone disease has robbed me of what I value most – my voice

Jo Harris: As a barrister and judge, I made my living by speaking. How do I cope now that such an integral part of myself has been taken away from me?

Spending more time in the dark could boost hearing in old age

Dana Smith: Hope for non-invasive treatment for age-related deafness as scientists find neurons can compensate for disability at any age

Jacqueline Stokes obituary

Other Lives: Therapist who enabled many hearing-impaired children to listen and talk