disability

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

Locked out of nature: Making Bristol’s parks accessible to Disabled people

Being outdoors is vital to our wellbeing, even more so during a pandemic, but for Disabled people, getting out into nature is harder than ever.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

‘Marginalised people are worse affected by the housing crisis’: the Bristol renters facing discrimination and bias

Bristol City Council have pledged to stamp out discrimination in the private rental sector. But it’s not always clear cut.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Police denied autistic woman access to appropriate adult after suicide attempt

A second complaint has been upheld against Avon and Somerset Police over their treatment of a woman who says she has suffered years of hate crime.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Interviews

Author of damning report into autism services criticises police response, praises council and health services

Sir Stephen Bubb speaks to the Cable about the response to his independent report, which last week exposed serious failings of people with autism and learning disabilities by multiple agencies in Bristol.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

‘We’re not families that you can trample on.’ Mothers speak out on failings of sons with autism and learning disabilities

After years of fighting to get the right care for their sons, families speak to the Cable about the report published today that identifies serious failings.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Investigations

Revealed: Local services slammed for serious failings of people with autism and learning disabilities

In an independent report published today, Sir Stephen Bubb said very little has changed in support for people with learning disabilities since he wrote a report on the Winterbourne View scandal. Families who have been left scarred speak to the Cable.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

‘Disability can’t be forgotten in our tackling of the climate crisis’

Emma Geen from Bristol Disability Equality Forum writes about the importance of a ‘just transition’ and community climate action.

Emma Geen
Emma Geen

Opinion

‘Public toilet closures are not an inconvenience, they’re an equality issue’

Lockdown is slowly easing, but the lack of public toilets will force many to stay in.

Chloë Maughan
Chloë Maughan

Interviews

‘Never has it been more important for disabled people to have a voice’

George Ayres talks to disability rights activist Mark Williams about the shift in focus in disability rights activism and his campaign for visitation rights for disabled patients during coronavirus.

George Ayres

Solutions in Bristol

Bristol SEND crisis: from isolation to family

Amid a crisis in special educational needs, these parents are building their own community.

Fatima Hudoon
Fatima Hudoon

Voices

We’re sick of struggling to navigate our city

The council needs to step up and make sure people with hidden impairments can get around Bristol

George Ayres

City

Celebrating Bristol

Nightclubs, neighbours and newsagents - how people are making the city a better place to live.

Hannah Vickers Matty Edwards
Hannah Vickers and Matty Edwards
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