Angus volunteers at our Glencaple service in Dumfries. He tells us about his experience with volunteering and the friendship he has built with George.

Rebecca Nyirenda lives in Zambia where she loves going to school. However, a lack of appropriate transport means she can only go three times a week. 

Her father knows how intelligent she is and wants her to be able to go to school every day; he thinks it’s unfair that people with disabilities do not have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Getting into employment in the Philippines was not an easy feat for Kristelle Gonzales. 

Previously she’d been judged for her physical appearance over her ability to succeed, as well as being bullied by her own colleagues. However, Kristelle has used those challenges as motivation to keep trying new things and overcome the bullies.

Margaret Kangai has been raising her little girl in Kenya and feels proud of the job she’s done so far.

However, during her pregnancy she had to overcome stigma from people in the community, as well as her own doctors, who thought someone with her disability couldn’t have sexual relations, let alone raise a child. 

 

Regina Mwangi goes to one of the best universities in East and Central Africa, yet poor wheelchair access and a lack of appropriate facilities pose a threat to her education. 

Mandela George Gaya had to overcome the attitudes of some of his own family members in order to get an education. They thought someone like him would not achieve anything in life and that an education would be a waste of time and resources.

Czarinah Mercado lives in the Philippines. She dreams of a stable job and to one day have her own business and her own family, but potential employers see her disability as a disadvantage. 

She has spent time honing her knowledge and skills in the hope that they’ll look past her disability and see her capabilities instead.

The looming European Elections on Thursday 23 May have been hitting the headlines before we even knew we’d be voting in them.

During all the pre-polling revelations, political comebacks and protests, what you may not have read is: what these elections mean for disabled people in the UK; how the issues of the European Parliament’s next term will impact disabled people; and what a future outside the EU could look like for disabled people.

March’s National Audit Report on disability employment support found that in the last 5 years the number of disabled people in employment rose by 930,000 – and yet the number of disabled people out of work has stayed about the same.

Joshua shares his experience of online hate crime while using Xbox live.

Emily — also known as blogger Fashioneyesta — told us about her experience of online hate crime.