Tag: disability

Troll who abused disability campaigner reported to police

A FACEBOOK troll who targeted a disability rights campaigner has been reported to Police Scotland for alleged hate crimes. Tony Bain taunted Rachael Monk with...

OAP with no feet wins Blue Badge victory over council bunglers

A SCOTS pensioner who had both feet amputated has won a victory over bungling council chiefs who refused him a blue badge. Tom Hannah had...

Smartphone app helps disabled cross the road

A SMARTPHONE app that helps disabled people cross the road has gone on trial in Scotland. A pedestrian crossing outside the Scottish Parliament has become...

‘Ryan’s legacy helps NHS Bioengineer understand wheelchair users’ needs’

AN NHS Trainee Bioengineer is to gain first-hand experience of the lives of the disabled people he’ll be working with thanks to a partnership...

Taxi firm tells disabled man “you’re too fat to use our cabs”

A CAB firm reduced a disabled man to tears by telling him he was too fat to get in their vehicle. Ronnie Dickson weights 33...

Bank boss swindled cash from dead man, disabled pensioners and her own neighbour

By Michael MacLeod A SHAMELESS bank manager took over £36,000 from customers including a dead man, a disabled elderly couple and one of her...

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