Hundreds of disabled workers at Remploy sheltered factories across the country are set to be made redundant in just three weeks’ time, the company has confirmed. Workers in many of the 27 factories that are facing imminent closure were told this […]
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London 2012: Bombing survivor says Paralympics will be ‘dream come true’
A survivor of the 7/7 bombings says competing in the London 2012 Paralympics and taking part in the opening ceremony will be “an absolute dream come true”. Martine Wiltshire, who had both legs amputated after the 2005 terrorist bombings in London, […]
London 2012: New recruit set to be one of GB’s stars of the Paralympics
Nine months ago, Ibrahima Diallo did not even know that he had cerebral palsy (cp). Now he is preparing to play a starring role for the ParalympicsGB seven-a-side football team at London 2012. It was only when a team physio spotted […]
London 2012: Paralympian warns DLA cuts could ‘jeopardise independence’
Disabled people’s independence could be jeopardised by the government’s planned cuts to disability benefits, according to a leading Paralympian. David Clarke who will captain Britain’s blind football team at next month’s Paralympics in London, said he believed cuts of 20 per […]
London 2012: Thousands of disabled volunteers will help to ‘make the games’
Disabled people are set to play a prominent and public part in both the London 2012 Olympics and the Paralympics, after organisers revealed that they would make up five per cent of the huge volunteer workforce. The London 2012 organising committee […]
Pioneer warns of ‘disastrous’ consequences of ILF closure
One of the pioneers of the independent living movement has warned the government that its decision to shut the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in 2015 could force thousands of disabled people out of their homes and into residential care. John Evans […]
Burstow appears clueless on vital ILF consultation
The minister for care services has admitted “mis-speaking” after he appeared unaware that a fellow minister had already published the long-awaited consultation paper on the future of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Maria Miller, minister for disabled people, said in the […]
Government refuses to research hate crime impact of special schools
The Department for Education (DfE) has rejected a key recommendation of the equality watchdog’s disability hate crime inquiry, which could have undermined the government’s anti-inclusion stance on the education of disabled children. Although most of the recommendations of the Equality and […]
Minister wants eight-year delay in new rights for disabled passengers
The government is seeking to delay major parts of a new European regulation that would have given powerful rights to disabled bus and coach passengers. The European Union regulation on bus and coach passenger rights is due to come into force […]
Double suicide draws further tragic attention to ‘fit for work’ test
The death of a young woman who killed herself after being found “fit for work” is the latest proof of the catastrophic consequences of the government’s cuts to disability benefits and services, say campaigners. The mother of the young woman – […]