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Disabled campaigners say they have uncovered evidence that the German government deliberately sabotaged efforts to secure justice for thalidomide survivors in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They also say the German government knew the drug was associated with birth defects, […]
Disabled activists have responded angrily to controversial claims made in evidence to MPs by three senior executives from the company that carries out the government’s “fitness for work” tests. They are furious that the Atos Healthcare executives were again attempting to […]
Disabled police officers are fighting attempts to force them to accept £3,000 less in basic salary than their non-disabled colleagues. The suggestion came in the final report of the independent review of police pay by Tom Winsor, which was published in […]
The back-to-work support provided to disabled people by the government actually pushes them further away from the job market, new user-led research has concluded. The report, Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the Fate of the Work-Related Activity Group (WRAG), dismantles the claims […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to spend £170,000 paying consultants to help clear up the mess caused by the chaotic implementation of its new disability benefit. The introduction last year of personal independence payment (PIP) – […]
Disabled people are facing “confusion, anxiety and stress” because of the “misrepresentation” that helped a company to win a £184 million disability assessment contract, according to a Labour MP. The claims have been made by Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart, who has […]
Disabled and older people are taking part in a trial to find out whether using robotic vacuum cleaners, wireless light switches and online shopping apps could make everyday independent living tasks easier. The equipment in the trial is controlled using a […]
A new project aims to highlight some of England’s most significant disability history, charting disabled people’s lives from the middle ages to the late 20th century. The Accentuate History of Place project will tell the story of disabled people’s history through […]
The government’s “Two Ticks” scheme to recognise companies that encourage disabled people to apply for job vacancies is nothing more than an “empty shell” used as a public relations tool, according to new research. The “positive about disability” symbol is run […]
A disabled dad has spoken of his frustration and anger after a court told him a company was not discriminating by refusing to allow him to travel with his twin babies on a bus. Activist Adam Lotun wanted the courts to […]