This week's news: paralympian involved in crash and new beach huts in Bournemouth

Paralympic cycling champion Simon Richardson was involved in a hit-and-run crash which left him in a critical but stable condition in hospital. He had been cycling near Bridgend in Wales when he was apparently struck by a small white van. The accident followed a previous incident involving a car while he was out cycling with friends in 2001 which resulted in the loss of use of his left leg.

After the National Deaf Children's Society warned of "dark times" for disability support in services for children, The Guardian debated the issue with contributions from government, charities, the health sector and academia.

There was a call for nurses to help mental health service users find work after a Care Quality Commission survey revealed they needed help finding and keeping employment.

And as the changeable British summer continued, specially designed beach huts were opened for disabled users on Bournemouth beach. Each hut can accommodate up to four wheelchairs and has high colour contrast surfaces and tactile flooring to assist the visually impaired.

Elsewhere in the news:

Man's fight for 'equality' over assisted suicide guidelines, BBC News

Former rugby player: 'Paralysis made me a better man', BBC News

Wheelchair user agrees out of court settlement with Value Cabs, BBC News

Autism sibling risk 'higher than previously thought, BBC News

Smartphone cameras bring independence to blind people, BBC News

Castlebeck care home abuse reported two years ago, BBC News

New clue to Parkinson's, Science Daily

Are High-Tech Prosthetics an Unfair Advantage?, Wired.com

Gamers with disabilities battle indifferent industry, Wired.com

Gail Porter's experience shows mental health care needs to improve, The Guardian

Depression in adulthood twice as likely for those abused as children, The Guardian

ATOS doctors could be struck off, The Guardian

Have direct payments lived up to expectations?, The Guardian

Finland looks for a mystery person spreading the polio virus, The Atlantic