Disabled activists have held a “paupers’ picnic” in the lobby of the Houses of Parliament, to draw MPs’ attention to cuts they say are leaving many disabled people without enough money to feed themselves properly. About 20 campaigners from the grassroots […]
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London 2012: Transport access will be key to success of games, says powerlifter
The success of London 2012 will be judged on whether London’s transport system allows disabled people to travel easily to watch the events, according to one of Britain’s top Paralympic powerlifters. Ali Jawad spoke about the access problems of London’s transport […]
Disabled people set to be outnumbered on Paralympic torch relay
The opportunity to celebrate disabled people’s diversity has been “stolen” by organisers of the Paralympic torch relay according to a leading disabled people’s organisation. The UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) spoke out after research by Disability News Service (DNS) showed disabled […]
Fears confirmed as government announces ILF will close in 2015
The government has finally confirmed that it wants to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF) entirely in 2015. A long-awaited consultation paper on the future of ILF was published the day after the government published its care and support white paper […]
Care and support white paper: Activists’ anger over funding failure
Disabled activists have reacted angrily to the government’s decision to delay reforming the funding of adult care and support. The Conservative health secretary, Andrew Lansley, said it was an “inescapable conclusion” that final decisions on funding the changes recommended by the […]
Care and support white paper: Funding delay overshadows care reforms
A national eligibility threshold for care and support will be introduced across England from 2015, ministers have announced. The measure was one of a series of proposals outlined in this week’s care and support white paper, and will mean cash-strapped local […]
Care and support white paper: ‘Free care’ pledge for younger disabled people
Many working-age disabled people will receive free care and support for life – whatever their levels of wealth or income – when the funding of care and support is finally reformed, the government has promised. The Department of Health (DH) confirmed […]
New political fund ‘could create legacy of disabled MPs’
Disabled people who want to overcome the barriers they face in seeking elected office will now be able to apply for financial support from a new £2.6 million government fund. The fund, open for applications until the end of March 2014, […]
Government holds out hope for just nine Remploy factories
Just nine of the 36 sheltered Remploy factories that were set to be shut in the first wave of a government closure programme could be kept open under new ownership, a minister has announced. Maria Miller, the Conservative minister for disabled […]
Universal credit ‘spells bleak future for many’
The government’s radical “simplification” of the benefits system is likely to make the future “considerably bleaker” for many disabled people, according to the peer leading a new inquiry. The disabled crossbench peer Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson is working with Disability Rights UK, […]