I had an amazing experience as a disabled person at school in the 70s. Since then, discrimination has got far worse | Mik Scarlet

What happened

Toxic narratives around ‘benefit scrounging’, fed by successive governments, have become embedded in the national psyche As a disabled person, you’re forced to repeatedly explain your medical history – but for this article, I think it’s important.

Why it may matter

• Approved, so it is now going ahead rather than being proposed.
• Useful if you are trying to get into university or find an internship.