A few weeks ago, news reports told us that cancer is often due to 'bad luck.' This wasn't very good reporting. Here's discussion.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/23/restaurant-told-man-with-cerebral-palsy-he-needed-to-be-with-a-responsible-adult-4997225/Read more... )

Earlier this year, we talked here about Tania Clarence who killed her three children. Each child had Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Now Mrs Clarence has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

Today in our British House of Lords, the Assisted Dying Bill is to be debated. ( Read more... )

Here in Britain, disabled people who claim Housing Benefit are some of the people affected by the 'Bedroom Tax'. ( Read more... )

Roy Taylor finished his coast-to-coast trek by wheelchair across Northern England. He raised £21,000. 'The money is to be used for access at the nature reserves where [Mr Taylor] works,' and he's giving advice to the board of the Trans Pennine Trail and to the National Trust.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27323472?utm_content=bufferba09e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Today in Britain, news is breaking about somebody arrested on suspicion of murdering three of her children. The lady, Tania Clarence with her husband Gary and their four children, had recently moved into a house in London after having crip adaptations installed. The three youngest children, all dead now, 'suffered from life-limiting genetic ( Read more... )

This really happened. The robber has been convicted. I wonder whether the man he robbed is still brave enough to go out for groceries ( Read more... )

I like - well, dislike - this newspaper article about hate crime and ridicule.