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Disabled and older people are taking part in a trial to find out whether using robotic vacuum cleaners, wireless light switches and online shopping apps could make everyday independent living tasks easier. The equipment in the trial is controlled using a […]
A new project aims to highlight some of England’s most significant disability history, charting disabled people’s lives from the middle ages to the late 20th century. The Accentuate History of Place project will tell the story of disabled people’s history through […]
The government’s “Two Ticks” scheme to recognise companies that encourage disabled people to apply for job vacancies is nothing more than an “empty shell” used as a public relations tool, according to new research. The “positive about disability” symbol is run […]
A disabled dad has spoken of his frustration and anger after a court told him a company was not discriminating by refusing to allow him to travel with his twin babies on a bus. Activist Adam Lotun wanted the courts to […]
The Tory peer who heads the equality watchdog’s disability committee has faced tough questions over whether the hostile rhetoric of his party’s ministers has helped to fuel hate crime. Lord [Chris] Holmes, a commissioner with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, […]
Three disabled people who use the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have launched a fresh legal bid to halt its “unlawful” closure. Lawyers for the trio have told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that they are seeking a judicial review […]
Plans to slash spending on disabled people’s social security are in disarray, after government figures appeared to show that its new personal independence payment (PIP) is easier to claim than disability living allowance (DLA), the benefit it is replacing. Chancellor George […]
Disabled activists have attacked the government for failing to include any measures in this week’s Queen’s speech to address disability poverty, provide a right to independent living, or fix the coalition’s disastrous welfare reforms. The speech included references to 12 new […]
Disabled campaigners have welcomed the mayor of London’s decision to publish plans for providing step-free access to seven inaccessible stations on the capital’s Crossrail project. The mayor, Boris Johnson, had previously suggested that he would ensure step-free access at all seven […]
Eight thalidomide survivors who have waited more than 50 years for justice have launched a legal action against the companies that manufactured and distributed the drug. Some of the eight were previously denied compensation because they could not prove their impairments […]