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A group of disabled cheerleaders from Peterborough are planning to travel to the US to compete in a major competition.

The Unity Superstars need to raise thousands of pounds to attend the 2010 Cheerleading and Dance World Championships.

A family from the Vale of Glamorgan who have a disabled baby daughter are fighting to get a blue badge so they can use a disabled parking space.

The assembly government is consulting on a strategy to modernise the badge scheme but the Williams' say they need the space because they carry heavy equipment for baby Elis.

As the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay marks its fifth anniversary, a charity that has space in the building has attributed part of its success to being based there.

Touch Trust has a purpose-built multi-sensory suite in the centre which caters for people affected by autism and profound and multiple disabilities.

Executive co-ordinator Debbie Court said the charity originally had quite a small space in the centre when it opened in 2004, but now had a much larger one.

A mother from north Devon who has a severely disabled child has persuaded her local supermarket to provide a unique trolley for her daughter.

Research carried out by the National Deaf Children's Society shows that deaf children are falling behind their peers in the classroom.

New figures show that last year deaf pupils in mainstream schools were 30% less likely to achieve 5 GCSEs between grades A and C, compared to their hearing classmates.

The charity says better resourcing is needed and that schools need to provide a good acoustic environment for deaf children.

Golf is probably one of the most difficult games in the world to master - especially if you have only one leg.

But not for Manuel De Los Santos, who has been taking part in the Alfred Dunhill Championship at St Andrews.

The Dominican Republic player plays off three and can hit the ball 250 yards despite his disability.

Former Paralympic T46 800m Gold medal winner Danny Crates bows out of the sport with a third place at Crystal Palace and says he couldn't have finished his career anywhere else.

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A mother of autistic twins has appealed for a quick decision from Essex social services over the future education of her sons.

Sharron Spain says she has found a specialist college that perfectly suits their needs but has been awaiting a decision from Essex County Council since January.

A £1m grant awarded to the Royal National Institute for the Blind will allow it to produce millions more pages of Braille every year.

Andrew Emery, the Boscombe sea change project manager, speaks about the national and international designs for beach huts for disabled users, which are on display in Bournemouth.

A teenager whose mum has multiple sclerosis has led a march to the Scottish Parliament. Ryan McLaughlin, 14, is campaigning for vitamin D to be made available to all schoolchildren and pregnant women. Morag Kinniburgh reports.

Councils could be acting unlawfully by refusing to give disabled people the Blue Badge parking permits they are entitled to.

As authorities crack down on widespread abuse of the blue badge system, the BBC has learned that the Department of Transport has written to councils in England, warning them that they could be "unjustifiably and unlawfully" turning down those with genuine disabilities.

Councils could be breaking the law by refusing to issue eligible disabled people with Blue Badge parking permits, the government has warned.

Some councils are being accused of being too strict in applying new guidelines in a crackdown on fraudulent use.

Transport Minister Paul Clarke said it was important no-one was denied a badge if they met the criteria.

Councils could be breaking the law by refusing to issue eligible disabled people with Blue Badge parking permits, the government has warned.

Some councils are being accused of being too strict in applying new guidelines in a crackdown on fraudulent use.

Transport Minister Paul Clarke said it was important no-one was denied a badge if they met the criteria.

Louise Bodeker was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 14.

For the first six months she injected her insulin openly, but a crass remark by a fellow pupil on a school trip changed all that.

"I had to inject halfway up a mountain doing adventurous things and I had to inject in front of everyone," said Louise, who is from Oxfordshire.

"One of the lads made a massive thing of it saying: 'Why do you have to do that in front of everybody? It's gross.'"

Louise's confidence was knocked and it was a lon

His face lights up when he talks about football.

From recalling his glory days at Manchester United, and the goal he scored for England, to more lately, watching his six-year-old grandson showing great promise on the pitch.

But these days Danny Wallace doesn't get to cheer on his team from the stands as often as he'd like.

His battle against multiple sclerosis makes simple tasks like getting dressed a daily struggle.

"I'll have spasms in the morning that really hurt," he explains. "It takes me half an h

I've just spent a very enjoyable couple of hours watching coverage of the Paralympic World Cup on BBC2. I'd like to thank the BBC for giving well deserved TV time to all the truly DisAbled Paralympians. By covering the event, they also made me, and, I'm sure, other DisAbled viewers, feel wanted and welcomed as viewers. I hope they can keep up their coverage of DisAbility sport.

Now for the results!

Congratulations to Eleanor Simmonds who has broken the world record in the 100m freestyle! Here's the video: