A transport minister has admitted his department should have done more to consider the impact on tens of thousands of disabled people who are set to lose their right to use the Motability car scheme. Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat transport […]
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EHRC commissioner suggests new bus access laws could be needed
The government should consider new laws to force all bus companies to introduce audio-visual announcements on their vehicles if they do not bring them in voluntarily, according to the equality watchdog’s new disability commissioner. Chris Holmes, a commissioner with the Equality […]
Activist boycotts NHS treatment over ‘information segregation’
An activist is boycotting all health treatment from his GP and local hospital, despite forcing the Department of Health to promise to find a way to provide accessible information to disabled patients. Following legal threats from Graham Kirwan, the Department of […]
Brewer case exposes gaping holes in legislation
The comments of a councillor who caused shock and outrage after suggesting that it might be a good idea to kill some disabled babies have exposed serious gaps in the law, according to a leading disability hate crime campaigner. In an […]
Families’ anger over CPS abuse case ‘incompetence’
Families calling for an inquiry into the Solar Centre abuse scandal have accused the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of “incompetence” and “adding insult to injury” by misleading them about the trial outcomes of offences against their disabled relatives. The families of […]
Tory boss ‘rebuked’ over party’s latest misuse of benefit figures
Conservative party boss Grant Shapps has been “rebuked” by the statistics watchdog, after becoming the latest senior figure to try to use misleading figures about disability benefits to justify the government’s welfare reforms. A Conservative party press release – issued in […]
Boost for 2016 medal hopes as BPA secures £2.6 million cash bonus
A £2.6 million funding boost from the organisers of London 2012 is set to improve the medal chances of Britain’s Paralympians at the next four Paralympic Games. The London 2012 organising committee LOCOG announced this week that it was handing about […]
Campaigners hope co-operative model will bring ‘real choice and control’
Campaigners in the West Midlands are hoping to become the first in the country to set up a co-operative to help disabled people manage their personal assistants (PAs). The co-op would arrange payment of staff, deal with tax and national insurance, […]
Solar Centre scandal: Abuser was able to work for care agency
A nursing assistant accused of abusing disabled people at a day centre was able to work for a care agency for nearly a year, even though she should have been barred from all care work with adults. Susan Murphy was found […]
Solar Centre scandal: Families back DNS call for inquiry
Families of disabled people abused at a day centre have joined Disability News Service (DNS) in calling for an independent inquiry into why it took six years to bring the perpetrators to justice. Susan Murphy, aged 44, and James Hinds, aged […]