Autistic authors’ guide maps out route to quality care
A new guide – written solely by autistic people – aims to show care providers, commissioners and inspectors how to…
Justice for Jodey Whiting: Mum brands DWP’s petition response ‘a joke’
The furious mother of a disabled woman who took her own life after repeated safeguarding failings by the Department for…
Council accused of ‘settling scores’ after cutting funding from DPO that criticised it
A council has been accused of being “vindictive” and trying to “silence” a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) by withdrawing funding…
Council accused of ‘settling scores’ after cutting funding from DPO that criticised it
A council has been accused of being “vindictive” and trying to “silence” a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) by withdrawing funding…
Charity ‘must listen to autistic people’ in wake of abuse scandal
Protesters have warned the National Autistic Society (NAS) that it needs to listen to the voices of autistic people or…
DWP ‘hypocrite’ ministers refuse to be held to same safety standards as social media
Ministers have been branded “hypocrites” for rejecting the idea that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should be held…
Some claims that London 2012 changed the world are nonsense, says disabled peer
One of Britain’s greatest Paralympians has told a parliamentary meeting to beware of claims that London 2012 “changed the world”…
Whistle-blower withdraws offer to help police reopen probe into autistic abuse scandal
A whistle-blower who has vital evidence of serious abuse at a care home for autistic adults has retracted her offer…
Disabled young people have been cheated by support reforms, MPs hear
Disabled young people have told MPs how they have been “cheated” by the government’s new system for supporting pupils and…
Disabled young people have been cheated by support reforms, MPs hear
Disabled young people have told MPs how they have been “cheated” by the government’s new system for supporting pupils and…
DWP ‘victimised’ disabled staff member who claimed discrimination, tribunal finds
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) managers “victimised” a disabled member of staff after she claimed that she had faced…
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…
Airline forced to apologise after charging woman for carer’s seat reservation
An airline has been forced to apologise to a disabled woman after it charged her extra to reserve a seat…
