Striking differences have emerged between the Liberal Democrats and the other two main parties over how they would treat disabled people on out-of-work benefits. Important questions also remain over both Labour and Conservative plans on welfare reform. Both Labour and … Continue reading →

A campaigning disability organisation has asked parties to be more “respectful” in their use of pictures of disabled people during the final days of the general election campaign. RADAR spoke out after Labour withdrew a poster featuring the Little Britain … Continue reading →

Serious concerns have been raised again about the way the police deal with disability hate crime, after members of a family were sentenced for the brutal murder of a disabled man they had beaten and tortured for years. Michael Gilbert … Continue reading →

London’s former mayor has added his voice to those who have paid glowing tributes to the pioneering disabled activist David Morris. Ken Livingstone said Morris – who died in the early hours of 19 April – was “an outstanding campaigner … Continue reading →

Campaigners say new figures show that council charges for personal care for disabled and older people are “out of control”. The figures obtained by the consumer magazine Which? – through Freedom of Information Act requests – show huge differences in … Continue reading →

A disabled woman was today set to ask a court to prevent a council cutting the support she needs to maintain her dignity, in a case with vital human rights implications for disabled people receiving care. Elaine McDonald says Kensington … Continue reading →

Campaigners say an election campaign confrontation between David Cameron and the parent of a disabled child has exposed contradictions in the Conservative manifesto. They were speaking after Cameron was questioned in front of a mass of media about his policies … Continue reading →

A local authority is facing formal complaints over the way it suddenly reintroduced financial assessments of disabled people who receive care services. Greenwich council in London and the Pension Service have both apologised for causing “uncertainty or distress” after letters … Continue reading →

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called for controversial planned changes to the Independent Living Fund (ILF) to be suspended until after the election, because of their impact on disabled people in Scotland. The party said it was “gravely concerned” … Continue reading →

The hopes of the leading British contenders in both the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon were dashed by punctures. David Weir was several minutes clear of the field and heading for a record-breaking fifth … Continue reading →