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Disabled activists have reacted angrily to the government’s decision to plough ahead with tightening eligibility for its new mobility benefit, despite its plans receiving the backing of only a tiny minority in a public consultation. Only five individuals out of the […]
The broadcasting watchdog has refused to investigate a complaint that the Conservative party’s new slogan discriminates against disabled people. The party’s slogan, “For Hardworking People”, was plastered across the stage at the annual conference in Manchester earlier this month and featured […]
Access and housing experts have warned that draft government plans for new housing standards do not do enough to prioritise the building of accessible homes. They spoke out as the Department for Communities and Local Government closed the 10-week consultation on […]
People with learning difficulties fear they have lost an important way to have their voices heard, after their local council pulled the plug on an important multi-agency body. Learning disability partnership boards were set up as a result of the Labour […]
A user-led organisation is the latest charity to win the prime minister’s Big Society Award, after being praised for its contribution to the community. Oxford-based My Life My Choice (MLMC) is run by and for people with learning difficulties, and provides […]
One of the companies paid millions of pounds a year to find jobs for disabled people is risking their safety by failing to carry out vital checks on the criminal records of its own staff. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]
A disabled peer has won a five-year battle to persuade the government to provide freedom of movement for people with care and support packages. Baroness [Jane] Campbell said she and fellow campaigners had “made a little history” after the government agreed […]
A disabled peer has secured vital protection under the Human Rights Act (HRA) for thousands of disabled and older people who live in private sector and charity-run residential homes. Lord [Colin] Low secured a rare parliamentary victory over the government when […]
The new minister for disabled people has admitted that spending on a key disability benefit will be cut next year. Mike Penning was talking to Disability News Service (DNS) in one of his first interviews since being appointed to the position […]
A disabled activist who relied on the Independent Living Fund (ILF) to support her as a “games maker” at London 2012 has invited a cabinet minister to tea so she can explain the damage its closure will cause. Mary Laver was […]