Wales Disability

Latest Stories

The woman from Cardiff who paints celebrity portraits using her mouth

Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds OBE is a mouth painter, and is currently working on a series of portraits of Welsh celebrities.

13 Sept

'Cheers, drive!' - Why this bride took a bus to her wedding

After speaking to ITV about her difficulties finding transport to accommodate her wheelchair, Sarah was inundated with offers from people across the UK.

2 Sept

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson had to ‘crawl off train’ at London King’s Cross

Baroness Grey-Thompson, who has spina bifida, was a wheelchair racer and competed in five Games between 1988 and 2004.

27 Aug

Wheelchair user takes on Yr Wyddfa with first-of-its-kind power mobility chair

Man paralysed from waist down achieves dream of climbing Pen y Fan

Celebrity-backed charity match for disabled boy hits target before kick off

The Gwent children’s charity in crisis like ‘never before’

'We forget everything for 90 minutes and play that game that everybody loves'

'The music industry isn't accessible for disabled artists'

People with learning disabilities 'anxious' as bus passes renewals denied

Disabled woman forced to sleep in hotel dining room left 'upset and in pain'

Vulnerable hit with 68% price hike for 'vital' emergency alarm system

Blind woman forced to leave hotel as staff 'thought guide dog was just a pet'

Army veteran in wheelchair spends 10 years waiting for accessible housing

Disabled woman 'prisoner in own home' due to steep steps she cannot climb