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A woman who has been forced to live with her disabled daughter in an inaccessible hostel for more than three years says she can see no end to their ordeal, despite an ombudsman ruling that her local council had caused them […]
A new report highlights the importance of involving disabled people in planning and delivering services, but also the barriers they face when trying to share their lived experience. The report, by the disabled people’s and service-user network Shaping Our Lives (SOL), […]
By Victoria Noble A coroner failed to investigate how the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may have been a factor in a disabled man’s death, despite twice being told that there was evidence of such a link. […]
Deaf people have been warned that a new British Sign Language (BSL) bill – backed by the government – will not provide them with any new rights. An online event held this week to discuss the controversial private members’ bill raised […]
The prime minister has been accused of risking the lives of millions of disabled people, after he announced that the final COVID-19 restrictions in England would probably be lifted a month earlier than previous planned. Boris Johnson said yesterday (Wednesday) that […]
The UK government’s National Disability Strategy has failed to address the “urgent challenges” posed by climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to disabled academics and campaigners. In a new report, published by the Oxford University Disability Law and Policy Project, […]
Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey was accused of an “embarrassing” performance in front of MPs yesterday (Wednesday) after she was repeatedly forced to admit she could not remember key aspects of her government’s disability policies. Coffey (pictured) was appearing in […]
Many of the country’s leading disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have written to the disability minister to ask for a “reset” in their relationship with the government, in the wake of a court ruling that its entire National Disability Strategy is unlawful. […]
Many disabled people who receive disability benefits have been unable to afford essential living costs such as rent, heating or food, even before the current cost-of-living crisis, according to a report that ministers had fought to keep secret. A watered-down version […]
A new joint venture between a thinktank, a university and a charity could help ensure that future public policies on assistive technology are able to transform the lives of disabled and older people. The Assistive and Accessible Technology (ATech) Policy Lab […]