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The controversial US outsourcing giant brought in to deliver “fitness for work” tests for the government is facing allegations that it discriminates against disabled staff, and has sacked hundreds of nurses shortly after tempting them to leave the NHS. Maximus only […]
An activist who has brought more than 40 legal cases against organisations that discriminated against him has published a new guide to help other disabled people take similar action through the courts. Doug Paulley (pictured), from Yorkshire, has sued organisations including […]
Most Premier League football clubs have inaccessible websites and fail to provide audio-described commentary for blind and partially-sighted supporters, according to a new survey by a user-led charity. The survey of the 20 Premier League clubs found only four of them […]
A university at the centre of allegations of discrimination is facing similar claims from a second disabled student. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported how Lesley Bayly-Bureau was kicked off her degree at the end of her first year after […]
A disabled teacher claims she was left with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by a three-year campaign of discrimination and harassment at the school where she worked. After the teacher first informed the school about her impairment, she was told that if […]
One in four disabled civil servants still feels discriminated against at work, four years after Disability News Service revealed “disturbing” levels of discrimination, bullying and harassment across the civil service. Last year, the government published a new talent action plan that […]
The Sun newspaper has been told by the press regulator that it was guilty of “discriminatory” and “unacceptable” behaviour when it printed a column mocking a disabled and transgender politician. The tabloid was forced to publish the adjudication by the Independent […]
A national disabled people’s organisation has defended its decision to agree to work with the controversial US company handed a government contract to assess disabled people’s “fitness for work”. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is set to provide disability equality training […]