The hopes of the leading British contenders in both the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon were dashed by punctures. David Weir was several minutes clear of the field and heading for a record-breaking fifth London […]
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Campaigners attack government over hate crime delays
Furious campaigners have accused the government of an “inexcusable” and “unacceptable” delay in collecting and publishing national statistics on disability hate crime. The Home Office had been due to start collecting figures from police forces this month. But the start date […]
Disabled woman secures £125,000 in landmark discrimination case
A disabled woman who secured a ground-breaking discrimination ruling from the House of Lords is to receive £125, 000 in compensation. Elizabeth Boyle, from Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland, had alleged disability and sex discrimination, victimisation and unfair selection for redundancy […]
Channel 4’s 2012 documentary will ‘travel inside athletes’ bodies’
A new documentary – to be aired as part of Channel 4’s commitment to Paralympic sport in the run-up to London 2012 – will travel inside the bodies of some of Britain’s leading disabled athletes. The 90-minute documentary will examine five […]
Movement mourns loss of David Morris
The disability movement united this week to mourn the loss of David Morris, a hugely respected campaigner, artist and pioneer of the independent living movement, who died suddenly in the early hours of Monday. The UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) said […]
ELECTION 2010: RADAR’s plan for new government’s ‘first 100 days’
A campaigning disability organisation has laid out seven “radical but practical” measures the next government should introduce in its first 100 days in office so that it can “blaze a trail for disability equality”. RADAR says in its election manifesto – […]
ELECTION 2010: SNP manifesto
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called in its manifesto for reform of the government’s new out-of-work disability benefit. In a manifesto with few disability policies but several around older people, the SNP said it would call for reform to the […]
ELECTION 2010: Disabled Tory defends party’s schools inclusion policy
A disabled Conservative parliamentary candidate has defended his party’s policies on inclusive education, despite admitting that his own education was probably damaged by attending a special school. His party’s policies on special schools were bracketed with those of the BNP and […]
ELECTION 2010: Candidates lay out policies to disabled activists
Four parliamentary candidates – including two disabled politicians – have explained their parties’ disability policies to an audience of activists. The election “hustings” was organised by Inclusion London which promotes equality for London’s Deaf and disabled people. Kirsten Hearn, chair of […]
Hotlines will help disabled people facing election-day barriers
Telephone helplines staffed by voting rights experts will help disabled people who risk losing their right to vote at the general election. Staff working on the Electoral Commission’s national helplines on election day will be ready to help disabled people who […]