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Disabled campaigners say the government’s decision to lease 29 battery-electric trains that will allow level boarding for disabled passengers at stations across the north of England is a “massive victory” for their campaign. The announcement by state-owned TransPennine Express (TPE) will […]
Disabled peers have played a significant role in improving a government bill that should improve the experiences of disabled air passengers, but they have promised to keep pressuring the government to make further vital changes. The civil aviation (consumer protection and […]
Disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that an accessible rail system becomes a reality through its new railways bill, with no sign yet that ministers will listen to calls for a greater focus on accessibility and disability rights. […]
Disabled campaigners have warned that pressure to push through legislation to allow assisted suicide is sure to continue, even though the “dangerous” and deeply-flawed terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has run out of parliamentary time. Those supporting the bill […]
A disabled peer has hit back at months of attacks on her and other opponents of the assisted suicide bill that accuse them of trying to block the legislation by “filibustering”. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson (pictured) is one of a handful of […]
A disabled peer has raised fears that people with learning difficulties could be “collateral damage” if a controversial assisted suicide bill becomes law. The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill – which applies to England and Wales – continues to make slow […]
The government has refused to say if it is secretly working on how to implement assisted suicide legislation that has yet to be approved by parliament, despite repeatedly claiming it has taken a “neutral” stance on the bill. The concerns emerged […]
Campaigners say it is “deeply worrying” that there does not appear to have been a single disabled peer appointed to a new House of Lords committee set up to consider proposed new laws that will legalise assisted dying. Peers this week […]
The disabled boss of the charity that oversees the Motability car scheme has finally hit back at months of “hostile”, “harmful” and inaccurate media reports and online comments about how it is run and its disabled customers. Nigel Fletcher (pictured), chief […]
Recommendations for widespread improvements to the way the air travel industry treats disabled passengers could make a “tangible real-world difference” to their experiences with airports and airlines, but only if the measures are implemented. The Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group […]