I don’t want to be a killjoy but, like so many other unpaid carers, this is not the most wonderful time of the year for me. Ignoring the circus of festivities (but not the copious amounts of chocolate) is how I survive it

We disabled people don't deserve nice things, the begrudgers imply. But independence is not a luxury

More of us are tuning out and turning inward as a way to stay positive amid the gloom

Language matters. When I’m dead, don’t you dare say I’ve – horror of horrors – become ‘unalive’

I won’t be looked after by a robot anytime soon

A young generation of disabled comedians is reclaiming our stories

Caring for a loved one is exhausting for all concerned. Sometimes you need to escape, even if it’s just to the garden centre

If you’re after a suitable council home for a wheelchair user, prepare for a wait of up to 100 years

It is deeply offensive to be doubted, even if there are always shameless people eager to take advantage of the system

Scotland could take on a new role, a Monaco of the future where the scenery is beautiful and rainfall abundant

Planning for a holiday is all the more stressful when your very dignity is at risk

The case of a horse that collapsed pulling a tourist carriage in New York will inexorably put pressure on equine sports globally

My rotating bed has been transformational. But many vulnerable people can’t afford to pay for basic independence

Those of us who depend on it know the welfare system is always at risk from cynicism and a fickle electorate

The passing of the assisted dying bill gives us all self-determination in alleviating the pain we might be living through and shortening our death

Private clinics offer to replace present happiness only with distant misery, says Melanie Reid

The joy of living in a house without mirrors

Disability is an expensive business – but those who can afford it should not receive the same benefits as those who can’t

The case of the Sycamore Gap tree has become a perfect microcosm of today’s politics

As night falls, dementia can wreak more havoc on patients and carers