A majority of men living with HIV say the condition is having no negative impact on their working life, although a significant minority are experiencing discrimination, according to a new report. The Working with HIV report, by the National AIDS … Continue reading →

The government is set to extend a scheme that provides extra support that allows mental health service-users to find and retain jobs. Early results from a pilot project in London, run with the mental health charity Mind, show that more … Continue reading →

Many primary school pupils believe disabled people live tragic lives in which they cannot work and are unlikely to marry or have children, according to new research. The Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds, which conducted the … Continue reading →

People with muscular dystrophy are living years longer in some parts of the country than in others because of an “unacceptable” variation in services, according to a report by MPs and peers. The Walton Report, by the all party parliamentary … Continue reading →

Leading campaigners say they are shocked and disappointed at the London Mayor’s failure to set a target around disability hate crime in his official equality document. Andrew Little, chief executive of Inclusion London, the capital’s new pan-disability organisation, said he … Continue reading →

A campaign to persuade airlines to stop charging passengers who need to use extra oxygen during flights is celebrating a success after the operator Thomson Airways scrapped its charges. Three charities – the British Lung Foundation (BLF), the Pulmonary Hypertension … Continue reading →

A lack of commitment by local authorities is to blame for a disappointingly small rise in the number of people receiving direct payments, according to a leading disabled campaigner. The proportion of adults in England receiving their social care support … Continue reading →

Nearly three-quarters of families with disabled children are not receiving any care and support services, according to an analysis of new government figures. The figures come from reports on the levels of satisfaction with disabled children’s services in 30 local … Continue reading →

Stereotyped characters with mental health problems in films today are even “crueller” and more “demonic” than they were a century ago in the silent era, according to a new report. The report, Screening Madness, for the mental health anti-stigma campaign … Continue reading →

The university clearing system is placing disabled students at a disadvantage because of continuing problems with access and care packages, according to a new report. The Trailblazers network of young volunteers, part of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign (MDC), investigated the … Continue reading →