Disabled activists have demonstrated outside the offices of the Daily Mail to protest about the newspaper’s “disablist” and “defamatory” coverage of the government’s push to force people off incapacity benefits. More than 70 people – including members of Disabled People … Continue reading →

A new report by the commission set up to examine the long-term funding of care and support in England has raised concerns that the independent body could be set to ignore key demands of disabled people and their organisations. The … Continue reading →

A disabled woman and the families of two disabled children have launched High Court legal actions against their local council over its plans to make multi-million pound cuts to vital support services. The court actions are the latest in a … Continue reading →

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) staff are set to stage a one-hour walkout over drastic cuts to the organisation’s budget, after voting in favour of strike action. The strike by members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCSU) … Continue reading →

New evidence suggests disabled people across England are facing “rocketing” fees for the support they receive at home from their council. The “snapshot study” of 15 councils – carried out by Disability Alliance for the Coalition on Charging – also … Continue reading →

A government suggestion that the entire Equality Act could be scrapped has sparked outrage among disabled people’s organisations. The proposal appears on the Cabinet Office’s new “Red Tape Challenge” website, which was set up to seek ideas from the public … Continue reading →

The government has refused to name the “independent specialists” advising it on the new assessment that will test eligibility for the benefit set to replace disability living allowance (DLA). In its response to the consultation on its DLA reforms, the … Continue reading →

Young disabled leaders and campaigners have appealed to the disability movement to do more to welcome younger people into its organisations. They were speaking at a conference organised by the Disability LIB alliance, which was set up to build the … Continue reading →

A leading disabled activist has raised serious concerns over the conclusions of the government’s human genetics advice body, after it backed the idea of national pre-pregnancy programmes to screen couples for genetic conditions. A report by the Human Genetics Commission … Continue reading →

The government has refused to listen to the voices of thousands of disabled people who raised concerns over its disability living allowance (DLA) reforms, say campaigners. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week published its response to the … Continue reading →