Phil Chapman

22 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Federica Bedendo |Phil Chapman

Image caption, Zac's mum Mags had asked people to help them celebrate her son's 18th birthdayBBC News, North East and CumbriaA boy who defied all odds by reaching his 18th birthday has received more than 1,500 cards from all over the world. Zak Hall, from Cumbria, was left severely brain damaged after complications at birth left him without oxygen for several minutes and doctors said he would not live past the age of 12.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Phil Chapman |Gemma Sherlock

Forty years celebrating disabled artists across UKPhil Chapman & Gemma SherlockPhil Chapman / BBCLisa Simpson with her husband, John, at the festival's opening night An artist who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy is one of many showcasing her creativity at a 40th anniversary festival to celebrate disabled and deaf artists.