Sports chiefs have announced plans to spend more than £3.5 million on disability sport, in the hope of delivering a “lasting grassroots sporting legacy” from the 2012 Paralympic Games. Sport England is giving £1.54 million to the English Federation of Disability […]
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London 2012: Sirens announce disability arts commissions
A musical symphony featuring warning sirens is just one of the highlights of the first 10 disability arts projects to be commissioned for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The commissions are part of Unlimited, a three-year £1.5 million programme to create […]
Vancouver 2010: GB team disappoint but still hope for medal
The British team have so far had a disappointing Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, with no athlete yet to win a medal, despite some strong individual performances. Visually-impaired skier Kelly Gallagher secured a sixth place in the slalom, as did sit-skier […]
Personal care bill receives damaging setback
Peers have delivered a damaging blow to government plans to introduce free personal care at home for disabled and older people with the highest needs. An amendment added to the personal care at home bill during its report stage in the […]
Large-scale move to personalisation ‘can work if done well’
New research has shown that many disabled people are benefiting from moves towards the personalisation of support, even in areas where large numbers have been given control over their care budgets. The conclusion came as the national charity In Control published […]
Watchdog fails to talk to DPO over Pilkington police failings
The independent watchdog investigating Leicestershire police over alleged failings that led to a disabled teenager’s death has yet to talk to a disabled people’s organisation that raised serious concerns about the force’s treatment of disability hate crime. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated […]
Parties back key measure on disabled MPs
The three main political parties have all backed a proposal to set up a fund to make it easier for disabled people to become MPs. The proposal was a key recommendation of the speaker’s conference on parliamentary representation, which reported in […]
Campaigners demand next of kin rights for singles
Disability rights campaigners are calling for new laws to make it easier for single people to choose a person to speak up for them if they become too ill to make their own decisions. The campaign by Regard – which represents […]
Government must act on fuel poverty, says coalition
The government is failing to recognise the extent of fuel poverty faced by disabled people, according to a coalition of campaigning organisations. The coalition made ten demands in its End Fuel Poverty Charter which says the “scandal” of fuel poverty has […]
EHRC pledges to do more on human rights
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has promised to “increase and extend” its human rights work, following stinging criticism by a committee of MPs and peers. In a new report, the joint select committee on human rights (JCHR) said the […]