Ministers block release of ‘no deal Brexit’ social care recruitment plans
Ministers are refusing to release information that would show what extra plans – if any – the Department of Health…
Jodey Whiting: DWP ignored five ‘safeguarding’ chances before WCA suicide
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed five times to follow its own safeguarding rules in the weeks leading…
Call for urgent probe into police passing DWP information about protesters
There are growing concerns and calls for an urgent investigation into admissions by two police forces that they have shared…
Call for urgent probe into police passing DWP information about protesters
There are growing concerns and calls for an urgent investigation into admissions by two police forces that they have shared…
Long-awaited Newton meeting confirms confusion over DPO engagement
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have raised ongoing concerns about the government’s failure to comply with basic principles of the UN…
Council told to improve disability equality training after councillor’s ‘ignorant’ attack
A disabled politician has described the equality training given to fellow councillors as “a joke” after a Liberal Democrat rival…
‘Disability Confident’ Arts Council England’s job stats shame
The Arts Council has admitted that only two per cent of its directors – and just three per cent of…
MPs’ online abuse report: Disabled people ‘exposed to horrendous abuse’
An inquiry by a committee of MPs has revealed the “horrendous, degrading and dehumanising” abuse that disabled people are exposed…
Parents who home educate disabled children ‘scapegoated’ by commissioner
Families forced into home educating their disabled children because of the lack of support from mainstream schools are among parents…
Parents who home educate disabled children ‘scapegoated’ by commissioner
Families forced into home educating their disabled children because of the lack of support from mainstream schools are among parents…
DWP ‘refused reasonable adjustments for community recruits’
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly failed to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people who were recruited to…
Landlord discriminated against disabled woman over flat alterations, court rules
A court has ruled that a disabled woman faced unlawful disability discrimination after her landlord refused to allow her to…
Watchdogs’ comments boost hopes for rail access improvements
Powerful warnings from two watchdogs about the barriers faced by disabled passengers have been welcomed as a “wonderful step in…
