Disabled activists are planning a new wave of protests aimed at the company paid to carry out controversial “fitness to work” tests on behalf of the government. Atos Healthcare has been targeted repeatedly by campaigners over the accuracy of its assessments, […]
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Minister caught using accessible toilet after TV lecture on ‘right and wrong’
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has been caught using an accessible toilet, just minutes after telling a live television audience that parents must teach their children “right from wrong”. Duncan Smith – responsible for a series of sweeping welfare […]
Disabled civil servants facing ‘discrimination, bullying and harassment’
A leaked government report has revealed the “disturbing” levels of discrimination, bullying and harassment faced by disabled civil servants. The report, obtained by Disability News Service, also reveals that many disabled civil servants – who are no longer eligible for support […]
Website highlight’s London’s inclusion shame as it prepares for 2012
Angry disabled activists have launched a website to highlight the “shameful” failure to put access and inclusion at the heart of next year’s London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. They have focused their anger on the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who […]
Access to Work: UKDPC boss’s anger after government denies vital support
The government’s commitment to supporting disabled people in employment has been questioned again, after a prominent disabled leader had his application for workplace support rejected. Jaspal Dhani, chief executive of the UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC), has been told he is […]
Access to Work: Government dismisses alarm bells
Government figures have confirmed a dramatic slump in the number of disabled people granted funds to make their workplaces more accessible. Figures published quietly by the government this week show there were just 13, 240 “new customers” helped by the Access […]
BBC has ‘turned its back on disability’
The BBC has been accused of turning its back on reporting the crucial issues affecting disabled people, after admitting it will not be replacing its specialist disability news correspondent. Geoff Adams-Spink, the BBC’s age and disability correspondent and one of the […]
Care watchdog faces new questions over inspection failures
The care regulator faces further serious questions over its failure to root out evidence of abuse and poor standards, after publishing a series of reports into services run by the company at the centre of a major care scandal. The Care […]
Website highlight’s London’s inclusion shame as it prepares for 2012
Angry disabled activists have launched a website to highlight the “shameful” failure to put access and inclusion at the heart of next year’s London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. They have focused their anger on the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who […]
Ofcom calls for ‘next generation’ of relay services
New measures that would see significant improvements to telephone “relay” services for people with hearing and speech impairments have been proposed by the industry regulator Ofcom. Among proposals it is now consulting on, Ofcom wants to introduce a duty on providers […]