I never go out on my own after 8pm. If I’m travelling, I make sure people are in the train carriage with me Mark is a Campaigns Advisor at Dimensions and is an advocate for people with learning ...

Steven Lacey had gone his whole life without being the target of hate crime, until this last year, in which he has already been abused four times. The 52-year-old, from London, is physically disabled.

The media’s portrayal of disabled people as “scroungers” who are on benefits has helped fuel the rise in reported hate crimes, campaigners have said. The number of reports of hate crimes against ...

Disability hate crime could still be under-reported despite an increase in the number of people coming forward, police have said. As part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which runs until ...

Learning disability charity United Response ran its UR on Board project to raise ­awareness among young people about the impact of bullying on people with learning disabilities. The project was ...

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