The idea of ‘welfare’ has lost all meaning. Just look at the cruel state of women’s prisons | Zoe Williams

A new report says there’s a ‘basic lack of decency’ in England’s jails. It’s a motif repeated across a nation stripped to the bone One of the fundamentals of modern…

UVA Partners in NIH Study to Identify Failures in Systems for People with Disabilities

UVA Partners in NIH Study to Identify Failures in Systems for People with Disabilities Author: University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science – Contact: virginia.eduPublished: 2024/11/04Publication Type: AnnouncementTopic:…

The art of audio description can turn dance into a moving experience for all | Caroline Butterwick

‘If the choreography is incredibly poetic, so is the audio description’ … a scene from Lived Fiction by Stopgap. Photograph: Christopher Parkes View image in fullscreen ‘If the choreography is…

The Mountain Within Me review – disabled heroes take on the Himalayas

Documentary traces Ed Jackson’s extraordinary journey from paraplegia to extreme climbing, and follows him through spectacular landscapes Director Polly Steele’s documentary centres on Ed Jackson, a former professional rugby player…

My Top 10 Take Aways from 2024 that Impacted Canadians with Disabilities – Nīewe Consulting

My Top 10 Take Aways from 2024 that Impacted Canadians with Disabilities Author: Max Brault 2024 has indeed been a landmark year for Canadians with disabilities. The landscape of accessibility…

I’m obsessed with ocean sounds: ‘I can’t see but I can hear the whole reef, like an orchestra’

Jessica Pita has been scuba diving for several months, and is obsessed with the incredible sounds of marine life that she is unable to see. Photograph: Chris Scarffe/The Guardian View…

Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip in human

Patient recovering well with signs of ‘promising neuron spike detection’, says startup’s founder Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of the neurotechnology company Neuralink, has said the first human received an…

O’er vales and hills in a wheelchair: a new accessible trail in the Lake District

The Miles Without Stiles initiative has opened up the fells and lakes to people with limited mobility. Our writer helps his friend try out a bracing route at Windermere As…