Thousands of disabled people and other campaigners took part in a series of anti-cuts protests last weekend in more than a dozen towns and cities across the UK. The rallies and marches took place under the banner of The Hardest … Continue reading →

The minister for disabled people and London’s mayor faced repeated, angry heckling from activists when they addressed a conference held to discuss disability issues in the capital. Maria Miller and Boris Johnson were constantly interrupted in their speeches at the … Continue reading →

Disabled people have reacted angrily after they were told they will no longer be able to drive vehicles worth over £25,000 through the Motability car scheme. The announcement of tighter new rules by Motability follows a series of inaccurate, hostile … Continue reading →

Comedian Ricky Gervais has sparked a storm of protest from disabled people and other campaigners after repeatedly using an offensive and disablist word in messages on the social media network Twitter. Gervais sent a string of “tweets” that used the … Continue reading →

There has been a “significant increase” in the number of negative stories about disabled people in national newspapers over the last six years, according to new research. The Bad News for Disabled People report, which compared articles from 2004-05 and … Continue reading →

The announcement of a long-awaited strategy for promoting independent living in Wales has been welcomed by disabled campaigners. The Welsh government announced plans to develop a new Framework for Action on Independent Living at a seminar organised by the disabled … Continue reading →

Labour’s new shadow minister for disabled people has accused the government of “talking up” the issue of disability benefit fraud as it attempts to push through its sweeping welfare reforms. Anne McGuire, herself a former minister for disabled people, told … Continue reading →

A disability charity’s decision to close down a national advice organisation, just two years after they merged, has provoked anger among disabled people’s organisations (DPOs). Scope merged in 2008 with DIAL UK, a long-established DPO which supports a network of … Continue reading →

The UK’s leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has raised serious concerns over the new name chosen by a trio of national disability charities that are set to merge. Members of the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) decided last week … Continue reading →

More than 100 disabled people have raised campaigning issues around disability rights and equality in face-to-face meetings with their local MP, thanks to a scheme that aims to build relationships between politicians and their disabled constituents. Disabled people who took … Continue reading →