Three disabled women who want to feel better about their bodies and how they look and dress are set to feature in a Channel 4 makeover show. The three-part “special”, How to Look Good Naked…With a Difference, also takes aim at […]
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Blue badge improvements for Wales
The Welsh government has outlined plans to clamp down on the abuse of accessible parking bays, as part of improvements to the disabled people’s blue badge parking scheme. The five-year action plan also includes measures to extend eligibility for a badge […]
Commons committee calls for more disabled MPs
Action must be taken to prevent discrimination against disabled people who want to become parliamentary candidates, and provide them with financial and practical support, according to a committee of MPs. The historic Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary Representation was set up to […]
Channel 4 wins TV rights to 2012 Paralympics
Channel 4 has won the exclusive rights to broadcast the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the UK. The broadcaster will offer more than 150 hours of coverage during the 12 days of the Games – the first time there has been […]
New scheme will help businesses with their growing pains
A new scheme will help disabled entrepreneurs expand their businesses, and challenge potential investors to see past negative stereotypes. Enabled4Growth (E4G) hopes to offer free business support to 700 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across London, helping many of them to […]
Minister attacks care reform ‘scaremongers’
Health secretary Andy Burnham has hit out at “scaremongering” campaigns that have attacked the government’s plans to abolish key disability benefits. Burnham made clear that the government would scrap both attendance allowance (AA) and disability living allowance (DLA) for all those […]
Government set to act on scooter safety
The government is set to attempt to improve mobility scooter safety, after new concerns were raised in parliament. Mobility campaigners have backed calls for action, with estimates suggesting as many as 330,000 scooters are now in use. Labour MP Jeff Ennis […]
China faces embassy protest over execution
China is facing further protests over its execution of a British man with bipolar disorder. Protesters appalled at the execution of Akmal Shaikh on 29 December are due to hold a peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in London on Sunday […]
Police force reviews hate crime policy after family’s five-year ordeal
A Welsh police force is reviewing how it deals with disability hate crime, after a disabled woman complained of a five-year campaign of harassment at the hands of local thugs. Irene Miles a wheelchair-user from Newport, Gwent, revealed in a BBC […]
Government launches ‘urgent review’ of Pathways to Work
The government has admitted that its Pathways to Work programme to help disabled people into work is “less effective” than it first thought, and has launched an urgent review. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the programme – first […]