Disabled activists are to protest outside a government event over the exclusion of user-led groups from the body overseeing the implementation of the national adult autism strategy. Members of the London Autistic Rights Movement (LARM) and the Autistic Rights Movement United […]
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Survey provides more proof of barriers
A new report has revealed new evidence of the barriers that disabled people face when attempting to participate in society. The report, by the Office for National Statistics, provides interim findings from the Life Opportunities Survey, a major examination of the […]
DLA reforms: Proposals are ‘slap in the face’ for campaigners
“Threatening” new proposals to reform disability living allowance (DLA) are a “slap in the face” for campaigners who have tried to engage with the coalition government according to a leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO). In a searing attack on the government’s […]
DLA reforms: Proposals lay out strategy for cutting support
The government has announced plans to tighten eligibility for a key disability benefit, which looks certain to remove entitlement from at least 360, 000 disabled people with lower support needs. Announcing a consultation on the plans Maria Miller, the minister for […]
Green paper could signal end of hate crime sentence outrage
Campaigners hope a new government green paper could finally herald the end of the “outrageous” disparity between sentences for disability and other hate crime murders. Someone found guilty of a race hate murder, or one based on hostility to religion or […]
Blunkett accuses government over Access to Work
The government has been accused of “surreptitiously” introducing new restrictions on how disabled people can claim government funding for vital adjustments in the workplace. The new rules mean that employers or disabled people themselves will now need to fund equipment such […]
Disabled students still face lengthy delays with support grants
Thousands of disabled students are still facing “unacceptable” lengthy delays when they apply for vital support grants, according to a committee of MPs. The Commons public accounts committee said the Student Loans Company (SLC) – set up by the government to […]
Mixed progress on Valuing People Now
The proportion of people with learning difficulties in work in England appears to have fallen, according to a new government report. The report, which summarises progress made on the previous government’s Valuing People Now learning difficulties strategy, also found that the […]
Government ‘must act’ over low wages
The government should do more to force employers to pay a living wage to disabled employees, according to a leading disabled activist. Simone Aspis said she was “sick to death” of big employers paying “shelf-fillers” the minimum wage, while their bosses […]
Questions asked over impartiality of assisted suicide commission
Concerns have been raised over the impartiality of a commission set up to examine possible changes in the law on assisted suicide after it emerged that at least eight of its 12 members have backed legalisation. The commission is chaired by […]