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The government has awarded five-year disability assessment contracts worth more than £560 million to the outsourcing giant Capita, on the same day that a safeguarding review linked the company to the death of a young disabled mum. Last week, the safeguarding […]
Multiple agencies have been criticised by a long-awaited review for failing to expose a regime of physical and psychological abuse at a private hospital for autistic people and people with learning difficulties. The abuse at Whorlton Hall, near Barnard Castle, County […]
The government’s accessible transport advisers have been told by a regulator that they have been behaving unlawfully for years by failing to publish controversial reports, minutes of key meetings and letters they have exchanged with ministers. Campaigners believe the Department for […]
The government has refused to explain why it has not met its pledge to consult on three planned improvements to the scheme that funds disabled people to make access improvements to their homes. The People at the Heart of Care white […]
The broadcaster Jeremy Vine is facing angry calls for a personal apology after a member of his team published a social media post in his name that asked if it was time to “crack down” on sick and disabled people on […]
A warning from the Metropolitan police that it will stop responding to many mental health-related emergency calls within three months has sparked serious concern among campaigners. The warning came in a letter sent on 24 May to health and social care […]
A disabled activist has called for a new campaign of direct action to build public support for a “radical overhauling” of the social care system. Ellen Clifford, a member of the national steering group of Disabled People Against Cuts and author […]
A young disabled mother who took her own life had been left with stress and “debilitating anxiety” by the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its contractor Capita, an inquiry has found. A safeguarding adults review into […]
A “hugely important” public inquiry into Network Rail’s plan to build an inaccessible footbridge will be a “line in the sand” for disabled activists who are determined to fight further such proposals. They believe Network Rail plans to build other inaccessible […]
Thousands of disabled people have told MPs how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting both their physical and mental health and forcing them to restrict their use of heating and hot water. More than 7,000 disabled people responded to a survey (PDF) […]