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The UK Covid inquiry is guilty of “a deep disservice” to disabled people neglected in their own homes during the pandemic by failing to examine their experiences in detail in its crucial report on the social care system, say campaigners. On […]
Disabled campaigners say they are “deeply concerned” about the government’s commitment to scrapping care charges, after a minister refused to confirm that Andy Burnham’s pledge of free personal care for older people would also apply to working-age disabled people. There was […]
Three leading social media companies have failed to act over animations that are spreading hate and lies about disabled people who receive benefits at an “alarming” rate. The animations – focusing on recipients of personal independence payment (PIP) – have been […]
The Times has blocked Disability News Service from alerting its readers to research which exposed how previous reforms to out-of-work disability benefits led to hundreds of deaths of disabled people in the early 2010s. Last week, the newspaper launched what it […]
Disabled people have spoken in a new report of their “constant fear” and worry that being physically active could put their disability benefits at risk. The report reveals how the fear of losing personal independence payment (PIP) is preventing many disabled […]
Disabled children and young people are being placed at risk of abuse because they are missing out on “vital” relationship and sex education at school, according to a new report. The research found “patchy” provision of relationship and sex education (RSE) […]
The aviation industry has made slow but steady progress in introducing suggested improvements to the accessibility of air travel for disabled people in the UK over the last year, according to a new report. The progress was outlined by a group […]
Disability News Service (DNS) will continue to operate and produce stories for its website and subscribers, despite its editor being made redundant. DNS, which was founded by disabled journalist John Pring in 2009, was bought by Canary Media in January, and […]
The charity that oversees the Motability car scheme says that “deeply troubling” Conservative plans to save £1 billion a year by removing VAT exemptions could instead “dismantle” the scheme and would raise just a few million pounds in revenue. Motability Foundation’s […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is secretly introducing changes to how it checks the quality of disability assessments, risking claimant safety and increasing the chance of dodgy reports slipping through the net, Disability News Service has learned. A member […]