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An educational farm run by two disabled people for more than 10 years could be forced to close after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suddenly removed their Access to Work (AtW) support. Barn Farm educational working farm in Hipley, […]
A disabled peer has accused the lord chancellor of undermining the rule of law, after he introduced new rules that make it harder for disabled people to challenge the government in court. Baroness [Jane] Campbell was one of a string of […]
A disabled peer has secured new human rights protection for hundreds of thousands of disabled and older people across the UK who receive council-funded care, after a government concession. Lord [Colin] Low had been pushing in the House of Lords for […]
The campaign to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF) took centre stage this week as part of the first European Independent Living Day. Events took place in Leicester, Manchester and Chesterfield, and on the internet, as countries across Europe celebrated the […]
Pity, “microagressions”, sheltered workshops and iphones were just some of the subjects of blogs from around the world that were published as part of the ninth annual Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD). The aim of the day – created by disabled […]
A disabled student is embarking on a piece of research that aims to “paint a comprehensive picture” of the accessibility of travel, both in the UK and abroad. David Fraser, a postgraduate student in the tourism and hospitality department of Plymouth […]
Posted by The Mobility Superstore: www.themobilitysuperstore.co.uk It’s the age-old question that millions of disabled people have had to grapple with over the years: When should people disclose an impairment or health condition to an employer? Disabled jobseekers often do an awful […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing accusations of a cover-up, after clearing one of its specialist welfare-to-work providers of fraud allegations, despite refusing to interview either of the two whistleblowers. Perveen Sud and Reena Gour came forward last […]
The government’s own benefits advisers have called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to assess the overall impact of its far-reaching programme of welfare reforms on disabled people, a task ministers have repeatedly claimed is impossible. A study published […]
Labour shadow ministers have been accused of “paying lip service to disabled people”, after the party commissioned a report on breaking the link between disability and poverty and then refused to publicise its conclusions. The Disability and Poverty Taskforce was set […]