The government has agreed to do more to ensure that academy schools set up under proposed new laws will have to match existing obligations to pupils with special educational needs (SEN). The pledge came after concerns raised by the disabled … Continue reading →

The proportion of polling stations that reached a basic level of accessibility at May’s general election was only slightly higher than the last election five years ago, according to a new survey. The survey of more than 1,000 polling stations … Continue reading →

The charity that manages Britain’s Paralympics teams has launched a search for hundreds of missing Paralympians. ParalympicsGB wants to track down as many as 1,700 sportsmen and women who have competed for Britain at previous Paralympic Games but have now … Continue reading →

The new Conservative minister for disabled people has pledged to work closely with disabled people, improve access and equality and work towards ending disability poverty. Speaking at a meeting of the all-party parliamentary disability group, Maria Miller MP provided few … Continue reading →

Almost half of doctors – and more than a third of nurses – believe people with learning difficulties receive poorer healthcare than the rest of the population, according to a new survey. Similar numbers have seen a patient with a … Continue reading →

A high-profile court case has been put on hold after a council agreed to work with disability organisations on its plans for a controversial “shared streets” development in London’s tourist heartland. The charity Guide Dogs had raised serious concerns – … Continue reading →

Peers have raised fears that the government could be planning cuts to the disability living allowance (DLA) budget and the Access to Work (ATW) programme, and could be set to abolish the Office for Disability Issues (ODI). The concerns were … Continue reading →

The Independent Living Fund (ILF) has announced that it will not accept any further new applications for the rest of the year. An ILF spokeswoman said the decision was not connected with government funding cuts, as it had received a … Continue reading →

New research has found that more than three guide dogs every month in the UK are being attacked by other dogs. The research, published in the magazine Veterinary Record, found that almost two-thirds of the attacks were made on dogs … Continue reading →

The deputy prime minister has promised that supporting disabled children and their families will be one of the priorities of a new cross-government task force on childhood and families. In a speech at an event organised by the charity Barnardo’s … Continue reading →