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Disabled campaigners have vowed to fight on in the battle to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF), despite the government deciding to go ahead with its closure. Mike Penning, the Conservative minister for disabled people, told MPs today (6 March) in […]
An alleged attack on a disabled man by two police officers may have been a disability hate crime, the local police and crime commissioner has told Disability News Service (DNS). Faruk Ali, who has autism and learning difficulties, was allegedly assaulted […]
A police force has refused to suspend two officers who have been accused of assaulting a disabled man and chasing him into his family home. Relatives of Faruk Ali say that he was attacked as he helped to return bins to […]
The rights of disabled people in the UK have slid sharply backwards over the last year, according to new international research backed by the government. The Zero Project Report 2014 details the progress made by 130 countries towards implementing the UN […]
Members of the disability movement believe they still have time to produce a solid, well-researched report on how the UK is implementing the UN disability convention, despite a looming deadline. Funding and technical problems, and the near-collapse of the UK Disabled […]
The low turnout by MPs in last week’s debate on the WOW petition will damage efforts to persuade the public to engage with politics and politicians, according to the campaign’s organisers. Backbench MPs agreed to hold the debate – which focused […]
The UK’s position as the birthplace of the Paralympics was celebrated this week with a ceremony that “created” part of the flame that will burn throughout the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. Hannah Cockroft, a double gold medal-winner from London 2012, […]
The Sochi Paralympics will be “transformational” for Russia’s attitudes towards disabled people, according to the British president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Sir Philip Craven was speaking as he arrived in Sochi ahead of the start of the games tomorrow […]
A new campaign aims to position England as a leading destination for disabled tourists. VisitEngland, the national tourist board, hopes that its Access for All marketing campaign will both champion and improve accessible tourism across the country. It has published guides […]
By Stuart Bracking The decision by the current Disabled People’s Minister Mike Penning to press ahead with the closure of the Independent Living Fund is clearly very disappointing, and has been greeted in one discussion forum with dismay by severely disabled […]