Campaigners are coming to terms with an “illogical” and “inconsistent” high court ruling, which appears to have given the government a green light to discriminate against disabled people who need extra bedrooms because of their impairments. Although the court suggested that […]
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Double yellow plan could cause blue badge trouble
Government plans to ease the laws on parking on yellow lines could make it harder for disabled motorists to find spaces, according to worried campaigners. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) suggested that the government could in future allow […]
British Paralympic Association admits it has just one disabled director
Shocked activists have criticised the British Paralympic Association (BPA) after its “astonishing” and “appalling” admission that only one of its nine directors is disabled. The organisation – which prepares and manages the British team at every Paralympic Games, and is responsible […]
Manifesto could provide ‘rallying point’ for disability movement
Four leading disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are hoping a new manifesto will provide a “rallying point” for the disability movement in the lead-up to the next general election. A draft version of the Reclaiming Our Futures manifesto has been produced by […]
Court bid seeks independent probes into detention deaths
A mental health trust was guilty of discrimination by failing to ensure there was an independent investigation into the death of a leading disabled campaigner, the high court heard this week. Janey Antoniou killed herself in October 2010 while in the […]
DWP orders new ‘fitness for work’ providers, but Atos clings on
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to bring in new companies to carry out its “fitness for work” tests, in addition to its controversial current provider, Atos Healthcare. DWP said the move was needed to provide extra capacity and […]
Debts, strike action and ‘damage’ at one of London’s oldest DPOs
Disabled employees of one of the capital’s oldest disabled people’s organisations have gone on strike because they haven’t been paid for four months. The future of Brent Association of Disabled People (BADP) is now seriously in doubt because of concerns about […]
Stronger portability laws ‘would be fitting tribute’ to disabled activist
A campaigning peer has asked the government to honour the memory of a much-admired disabled activist by making crucial changes to its plans to introduce “portable” support packages through its new care bill. Baroness [Jane] Campbell has fought for five years […]
Court claim after ‘fitness for work harassment’ during blood transfusion
A disabled woman who claims she lost the use of her last kidney because of harassment from her local jobcentre during an emergency blood transfusion is taking legal action against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Lawyers for Annemarie Campbell […]
Mayor’s vision for London omits disabled people
London’s mayor has come under fire after he published an 84-page document detailing his “vision” for the capital over the next seven years, without mentioning disabled people once. The 2020 Vision report, written by Boris Johnson, details his “agenda for London”, […]