The latest of a series of horrific murders of disabled people has shown the urgent need for research into what motivates the men and women who commit such hate crimes, campaigners believe. The call came after the publication of a serious […]
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Gemma Hayter murder: Review highlights missed opportunities to offer protection
A new report has highlighted the missed opportunities and failures of local agencies in the lead-up to the “truly abhorrent” hate crime murder of a young disabled woman. The serious case review, published this week, concluded that there was “no evidence” […]
Government defeats high court challenge over legal aid cuts
A disabled people’s organisation has failed in its first attempt to challenge the government in the high court over its sweeping cuts to legal aid. Disability Law Service (DLS) was seeking a judicial review of the cuts proposed by justice secretary […]
Court victory for disabled men who faced cuts to care
Two disabled men have won a high court case that challenged a local authority’s cuts to their support. Isle of Wight Council planned to save £2.5 million a year through a tightening of eligibility for support and increased charges, which campaigners […]
Couple’s deaths linked to disability benefits struggle
A disabled woman and her husband who have been found dead in their house had spoken publicly of their struggle to obtain the benefits they needed to survive. The bodies of the couple – who have not yet been named by […]
Government ‘pandered to Daily Mail’ over work test stats
MPs have accused the government of “pandering to the Daily Mail” over the issue of incapacity benefit reform, after it published a misleading press release about the results of its “fitness for work” tests. Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith […]
Government ‘acting like dodgy insurance firm’ over ESA time limit
A disabled peer has accused her own government of behaving like a dishonest insurance company over its treatment of hundreds of thousands of people currently claiming out-of-work disability benefits. Baroness [Celia] Thomas, a Liberal Democrat, spoke out as she and other […]
2012 hotel shortage risks global damage to London’s reputation
An investigation by young disabled campaigners has raised new fears of a shortage of accessible hotel rooms when thousands of disabled visitors descend on London for the 2012 Paralympics. The investigation also highlighted flaws in Inclusive London, a website launched this […]
Cathedral theft ends Gloucester’s Resistance
A disabled film-maker’s award-winning video installation about the killing of hundreds of thousands of disabled people in Nazi Germany has had to end its run in Gloucester Cathedral after a vital piece of equipment was stolen. Liz Crow’s Resistance: which way […]
Incapacity benefit reform ‘will cause untold distress’
Reform of incapacity benefits is set to “impoverish vast numbers of households” and “cause untold distress in countless more”, a new research report has warned. The report, by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University, estimates […]