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Tens of thousands of disabled people across England have been ordered to appear before magistrates because they are in council tax arrears following changes introduced by the government, figures obtained by the Labour party suggest. The estimates are based on responses […]
The “bedroom tax” is pushing disabled people in Wales into “complete despair”, according to the country’s leading disabled people’s organisation. Rhian Davies, chief executive of Disability Wales, spoke out after being accused by Harry Cole, a contributing editor to the right-wing […]
The attorney general has agreed to ask the court of appeal to impose a tougher sentence on the owner of an ice-cream van business who carried out a series of violent attacks on a disabled man. Disabled activists have expressed frustration […]
Huge delays to applications for the government’s new disability benefit have been caused partly by far more disabled people than planned being forced to attend face-to-face assessments. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had intended that about three-quarters of claimants […]
High-heels, institutional abuse, independent living, a bedroom tax protest, and a blunt challenge to the idea of pity… The subjects of the 800 images created by disabled people for the Postcards from the Edge project range across themes of communication, discrimination, […]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted that its own barrister failed to follow instructions to ask for a series of violent attacks on a disabled man to be treated as disability hate crime. The case has once again frustrated hate […]
The disabled consultant who played a key part in ensuring the accessibility of London 2012’s purpose-built venues says she will use that experience in her new role as Network Rail’s access and inclusion manager. Margaret Hickish is now responsible for access […]
There are more than 600 claimants of out-of-work disability benefits to every specialist government employment adviser, according to a new report by a committee of MPs. The work and pensions select committee, which published the report into the effectiveness of Jobcentre […]
Music venues and festivals could soon be offering captions beside the stage so that deaf customers can follow a band’s lyrics as they are being sung and enjoy the banter between songs, according to a user-led charity. Attitude is Everything (AiE) […]
Nine in 10 disabled people felt discriminated against when they bought tickets to watch live music, because the booking system they had to deal with was so inaccessible, according to a new report by a pioneering user-led charity. Nearly half of […]