A landmark legal victory for four disabled people could open the door for others across the country to challenge their local authorities over cuts to care services. The court case was brought by the families of four disabled people who … Continue reading →

Bosses at the company that carries out “fitness for work” tests for the government have been asked by MPs to explain why their organisation is so “feared and loathed” by disabled people. The three senior executives from Atos Healthcare were … Continue reading →

Labour’s social care spokeswoman has accused a government minister of making “false claims” about cuts to care and support services. The MP spoke out in a parliamentary debate on social care, days after thousands of disabled people had marched through … Continue reading →

A decision by MEPs to back calls for an international treaty that would make more books available in accessible formats has increased pressure on EU leaders to reverse their opposition to such an agreement. Campaigners say that millions of blind … Continue reading →

Disabled people are routinely having their human and civil rights undermined because of years of underfunding and an outdated care system, according to one of the authors of a groundbreaking new book on personalised support. Supporting People: Towards A Person-Centred … Continue reading →

A disabled peer is set to introduce a private members’ bill that would ensure disabled people do not have to wait until 2015 for new legal rights around their care and support. The government looks likely to give disabled people … Continue reading →

The government will need to “deliver real results” for disabled people when it introduces new social care legislation next year, according to a leading disabled figure. The Law Commission’s long-awaited report on the reform of adult social care law in … Continue reading →

A disabled social entrepreneur has called on service-users to see the government’s “Big Society” agenda as an opportunity to “make stuff happen”. Mark Brown, editor of the user-led mental health magazine One in Four, told a conference that the Big … Continue reading →

Disabled people have expressed their anger after no-one from either of the coalition parties was willing to speak to thousands of disabled people who had travelled from across the UK to attend this week’s Hardest Hit rally and march in … Continue reading →

Leading disabled activists have hailed the success of the Hardest Hit protest after thousands of disabled people marched past Parliament to demonstrate against the government’s spending cuts and welfare reforms. Organisers estimate that between 10,000 and 12,000 people – the … Continue reading →