The BBC has refused to explain exactly what happened to nearly 50 disability-related complaints about a controversial documentary that was accused of “scapegoating” benefit claimants. Last week, the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee published its findings on two appeals over complaints […]
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Input from Frida’s sisters convinces UN to call for UK action on disabled women
A United Nations committee has called on the UK government to take action to mitigate the impact of its austerity measures on disabled and older women, after detailed evidence was provided by a user-led women’s co-operative. The Committee on the Elimination […]
Why I chose to work with Atos
As a disability consultant, my customers are any organisations that need help to develop their understanding of disability issues, for a whole range of reasons. Therefore I argue that this includes any organisation across the world. With such a wide range […]
Tory peerage for equality watchdog’s disability chair
The chair of the equality watchdog’s disability committee is to be made a Conservative peer, an announcement that appears to have divided leading disabled figures. Some fear that Chris Holmes, a multi-gold-medal winning Paralympian, lawyer, and director of Paralympic integration at […]
Liberty ‘could be swallowed’ by Paralympians
Disabled artists fear the remaining identity of the capital’s annual disability arts festival could be lost when it becomes part of the mayor of London’s new National Paralympic Day. Boris Johnson said the new event – which will “feature” the annual […]
Atos PIP contract is ‘area of interest’ for spending watchdog
The public spending watchdog has had “discussions” with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over concerns about a £184 million disability assessment contract awarded to Atos Healthcare. The much-criticised company won the contract last year to carry out assessments for […]
Assisted suicide ruling risks ‘letting genie out of the bottle’
A new court of appeal ruling on assisted suicide has alarmed disabled activists, who fear it could “let the genie out of the bottle” by relaxing laws on euthanasia. Senior court of appeal judges decided by a majority of two to […]
DPO warns of possible closure after ‘disgraceful’ loss of funding
A hugely successful user-led organisation could be forced to close its doors for good in October – with the possible loss of 50 jobs – after two public bodies imposed a drastic cut in its funding. An estimated 150 people protested […]
Johnson’s humiliating climb-down after TV rail access blunder
London’s mayor Boris Johnson has had to perform a humiliating climb-down, after promising on live television that the seven inaccessible stations on London’s £15 billion Crossrail scheme would be made step-free. Johnson appeared to signal the sudden and major change of […]