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Disabled dancer’s pain at airline wheelchair damage
No Fly Britain: A wheelchair dancer who performed in the London 2012 cultural celebrations tells Channel 4 News how his career was threatened by airline damage to his chair.
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No Go Britain: Gyms lack disabled facilities
The Paralympics have inspired many disabled Brits to take up sport, but many gyms remain partly inaccessible, according to campaigners. Channel 4 News hears about the many barriers to exercise.
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U-turn after deaf passengers denied cruise break
From buses to planes and now boats – No Go Britain hears of a deaf couple who were initially refused access to a cruise holiday. The company has since backed down after a campaign by the couple’s son.
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Is the UK still a no-go for disabled travellers?
Have the Paralympics made a difference to the life of disabled travellers in the UK? Some sending their stories to Channel 4 News today say yes, others still see public transport as off-limits.
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Q and A: air travel for disabled people
What can a disabled person do to ensure proper treatment at the airport and during the flight? We look at rules on accessibility in the air as part of our No Go Britain series.
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No Fly Britain: Are disabled passengers being grounded?
As London welcomes Paralympians from across the globe, Channel 4 News hears from disabled travellers about the challenges of air travel, including horror stories of written-off wheelchairs.
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Why disability should not be a barrier to flying
An activist who has set up her own campaign for disabled air travellers blogs for Channel 4 News on why air travel should not be a “no-fly zone” for disabled people.
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Paralympic legacy set for London tube stations
Tube bosses tell Channel 4 News they will try to keep and even expand a network of accessible ramps for disabled passengers which were only expected to remain for the Paralympic and Olympic Games.
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Neglect fears over disabled children
Some disabled children are at risk of not being properly protected from neglect and abuse, inspectors warn in a new Ofsted report.
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Locog assures disabled parents over Paralympic tickets
Paralympic organisers say wheelchair-using parents will be able to sit beside their families at sports events, but a disabled mother tells Channel 4 News more could still be done for people like her.
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Disabled mother outraged at Paralympic ticketing
As confusion grows over Paralympic seating for wheelchair users, a disabled mother calls for change after being told she may have to sit separately from her two young children.
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No Go Britain: no suitable home means no job
Disabled people say that finding a job is just the start of a series of challenges they face as they seek to live independently as Mark Cooper tells Ben Monro-Davies.
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Young disabled feel ‘locked out’ of property market
As a report accuses the property industry of being “oblivious” to the needs of disabled people, a young wheelchair user tells Channel 4 News she is being denied an independent life.
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Paralympics transport ‘will make London look stupid’
As Channel 4 News hosts a debate between disability campaigners and representatives of London’s transport network, charities and disabled people tell us their concerns.
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No Go Britain puts Olympics travel to the test
As a former accessible travel advisor tells Channel 4 News that travel for disabled people could be “impossible” during the Games we follow four London journeys to put disabled transport to the test.