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A leading London Liberal Democrat has accused the public body that runs the capital of having “absolutely no idea” how to co-produce policy with disabled people. Hina Bokhari, leader of the Liberal Democrats on the London Assembly, was speaking at her […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in the capital say the mayor of London’s first disability action plan is only a “starting point” in improving life for disabled Londoners, but that it is now crucial to “turn those commitments into reality”. DPOs and […]
There will be “disastrous consequences” for disabled Londoners if the mayor and local authorities fail to take urgent action to increase the number of accessible homes in the capital, according to new user-led research. The Barriers at Home report, the product […]
New figures that show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on the streets of London last year are “truly shameful”, according to the capital’s leading disabled people’s organisation. The figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom […]
A pan-London disabled people’s organisation (DPO) is to call on the capital’s mayor to do more to support disabled Londoners hit by the unfolding cost-of-living crisis. Inclusion London said this week that food and energy bills have been rising sharply over […]
The mayor of London has defended his decision to set up a board of nearly 30 senior figures to oversee the recovery from coronavirus in the capital without including any members representing disabled people. Membership of the London Recovery Board is made […]