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A police force is struggling to explain why its investigation into the death of a disabled teenager in an NHS unit did not lead to criminal charges, and why it appears to have failed to learn lessons from a notorious abuse […]
The government must improve the way it contracts out services such as disability benefits assessments to the private sector, according to an influential committee of MPs. The public accounts committee said that an absence of competition for companies such as Atos […]
A police force praised for improving its work on disability hate crime following a notorious double death has been called in by another force to investigate an alleged assault on a disabled man by two police officers. Faruk Ali was apparently […]
A seriously-ill man on a waiting-list for a liver transplant has told how he is struggling to survive because of the lengthy delays in assessments for the government’s new disability benefit. His case is one of two reported on this week […]
A mother has told how her family had their Motability vehicle taken away because of a six-month delay in processing her daughter’s claim for the government’s new disability benefit. The case is one of two reported on this week by Disability […]
Campaigners for inclusive education have given a mixed reaction to the coalition’s Children and Families Act (CFA), which received royal assent this week. The act introduces a range of major reforms across adoption, family justice, and the special educational needs (SEN) […]
Disabled air passengers have been left with no protection from in-flight discrimination across Europe, thanks to a ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court. The court ruled that international rules on air travel – the Montreal Convention – take precedence during flights […]
The government’s failure to monitor the implementation of “visionary” laws designed to protect disabled adults who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves is “indefensible”, according to a report by a House of Lords committee. The report by the scrutiny committee, […]
The Liberal Democrats have become the first major political party to endorse the idea of allowing MPs to job-share, a measure which would make it easier for many disabled people to stand for election. Disabled activists and other campaigners want parliament […]
People who stammer are almost certain to face discrimination in the workplace and the jobs market, new research suggests. The study by Dr Clare Butler, of Newcastle University Business School, found that every one of the 36 men who were interviewed […]