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A Liberal Democrat government would strengthen the equality watchdog, reverse some of the coalition’s attacks on equality law and toughen hate crime laws, according to a new policy paper. Among other key policies on equality, the paper says the party would […]
A local authority has been persuaded to think again over its decision to award a contract to a national charity at the expense of a local disabled people’s organisation (DPO). Real has been providing direct payments support to disabled people in […]
Liverpool’s world-renowned disability and deaf arts festival, DaDaFest, will help to mark its 30th birthday later this year with a ground-breaking conference on disability culture and human rights. The two-day DaDaFest International Congress on Disability Culture and Human Rights will be […]
Some disabled people forced to transfer across to the government’s new disability benefit are missing out on thousands of pounds of backdated payments, thanks to “grossly unfair” rules, say campaigners. Under the new personal independence payment (PIP) rules, existing disability living […]
A disabled campaigner had more than £70 a week of her disability benefit stripped from her for three months because she could not attend a back-to-work workshop that a government assessment had already concluded would be inaccessible to her. Catherine Hale […]
Posted by West Way Nissan: www.westwaynissan.co.uk The Motability scheme is a government-funded system that enables disabled people to lease a new car, scooter or electric wheelchair in exchange for their mobility allowance. You are eligible to join the Motability scheme if […]
Disabled people are far more likely to be successful in a claim for the much-criticised employment and support allowance (ESA) than the benefit it is replacing, incapacity benefit (IB), Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. The figures came in a response […]
A disabled woman has described how she has been made to feel “helpless” after waiting more than a year to be assessed for the government’s new disability benefit. Beverley Daniel lodged her claim on 5 September 2013 and despite calling the […]
Ministers have been accused of “hypocrisy” after admitting funding disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in developing countries to produce critical reports for the UN on their own governments, but refusing to fund DPOs for similar work in the UK. The shadow reports […]
A leading Deaf performer who was prevented by the mayor of London’s security staff from handing out campaigning leaflets during a disability arts festival has described their actions as “undemocratic” and “creepy”. David Bower had handed out some of the leaflets […]