Different canes explained

People with sight problems use different canes - and the canes carry a message to others.

Sign language

12.7 million people in the UK would like to learn sign language

Choosing to sit tight

Wheelchair-user Mik Scarlet could have walked again - here he explains why he chose to stay in his wheelchair

The latest assistance animal: a seeing eye horse

Would you mind a horse in your local supermarket?

Stumble at the starting block

Despite being a record breaking athlete, Richard Whitehead cannot compete in a paralympic event because he has the wrong disability