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Doctors urged Sonya Smith to pull the plug after her son, Tony Grant, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident; Arissa Wilson didn’t speak in full sentences before she was five. Both benefited from the range of therapeutic programmes in place a...

The streets of Hamilton will look a little different tomorrow, as the city commemorates the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Hamilton is supporting the Disability Advisory Council with a proclamation, and the public are ...

Battle lines have been drawn over allegations of mistreatment and mismanagement at Summerhaven, but staff and residents have also rallied behind John Powell, its chairman. Mr Powell dismissed allegations raised by Progressive Labour Party MP Glenn Bl...

The chairman of the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged came under attack during the Throne Speech debate in the House of Assembly, with one Member of Parliament calling repeatedly for his resignation. Glenn Blakeney, the Shadow Minister o...

Family and friends gathered this week to celebrate the life of a devoted mother and passionate advocate for the disabled community in Bermuda. Ursula Patricia Dunlop, a former lance corporal in the Bermuda Regiment and proud majorette, died at the ag...

The Kiwanis Club of Hamilton’s inaugural fundraising Buddy Walk for the Disabled was such a success that it is to become an annual event. Close to thirty people took part in the walk to raise money for the Margaret Carter Centre, which is dedicated ...

It’s easy for people with disabilities to feel as if they don’t have a voice. Bermudian Ashlee Brady-Kelly is urging them to speak up. The 23-year-old has cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus, a condition which results in water on the brain. This did n...

John Powell, chairman of the Summerhaven home for the physically challenged, maintains he has the full backing of his board — but some staff and residents allege mismanagement and poor treatment. Mr Powell met The Royal Gazette in response to complai...

The Opportunity Workshop was renamed the K Margaret Carter Centre yesterday in honour of the late activist. Ms Carter, who would have turned 76 yesterday, was the founder and long-time chairwoman of the Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association. The...

A seminar focusing on accessibility for the physically challenged, disabled or mobility-impaired is to look at the newly adopted Bermuda Building Code 2014, which incorporates new provisions for accessibility. The Ministry of Health, Seniors and the ...

A disabled man has described how he was forced to give up his part-time employment because it put him in a more challenging position than when he was on full financial assistance. Phillip Ingham, 44, was born with cerebral palsy (CP). He said: “My ri...

Former taxi driver Ashton Vincent Swan, who recently passed away, has been remembered as a caring and kind-hearted gentleman. He will be sorely missed by family, friends and colleagues as well as a young lady he drove to WindReach, a community facili...