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New evidence has cast further doubt on how both central government and local authorities have planned the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has repeatedly insisted that every local authority in England […]
The number of disabled people who are unemployed has risen for the second quarter in a row, according to new government figures. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) used the publication of quarterly labour market statistics to point to the […]
Most Premier League football clubs have inaccessible websites and fail to provide audio-described commentary for blind and partially-sighted supporters, according to a new survey by a user-led charity. The survey of the 20 Premier League clubs found only four of them […]
The government has “betrayed” people who use social care by deciding to postpone the introduction of a cap on their care charges, according to a leading disabled figure. Sue Bott (pictured), deputy chief executive of Disability Rights UK, spoke out this […]
A disabled woman has lost the car she relied on to attend vital hospital appointments after the government decided she no longer needed higher level mobility support without bothering to carry out a face-to-face assessment of her needs. Jo Jones (pictured), […]
A contender to be Labour’s next deputy leader – a former welfare reform minister – has been forced to defend her decision to accept donations from a lobbying firm used by the controversial company that tests disabled people’s “fitness for work”. […]
An “explosion” of cases in which greedy relatives commit fraud by targeting members of their own family provides further evidence of why assisted suicide should not be legalised, say disabled activists. One of the strongest arguments for opposing legalisation is the […]
The number of disabled people participating regularly in sporting activity has fallen since the London 2012 Paralympic Games, according to official figures. The fall in participation emerged as the government published a consultation document as part of preparations for a new […]
A university at the centre of allegations of discrimination is facing similar claims from a second disabled student. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported how Lesley Bayly-Bureau was kicked off her degree at the end of her first year after […]
A disability charity has been criticised by disabled activists for ploughing its resources into an “embarrassing” and “hypocritical” new campaign that has cost nearly £1 million. Scope released a series of six comic sketches, produced in conjunction with Channel 4, which […]