Disabled people are still facing a “bleak picture” in their struggle to secure the support they need in the workplace according to a new report from the equality watchdog. The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report, A Perfect Partnership, says awareness […]
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Campaign raises fears over ‘unsafe’ vehicle conversions
Some wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs) are potentially unsafe for passengers or drivers travelling in their wheelchairs, and should never have been allowed on the roads, claim campaigners. The campaigning user-led charity Disabled Motoring UK (DM UK) spoke out as it joined Constables […]
Disability movement divided over Remploy closures
Significant parts of the disability movement have backed disabled Remploy workers who are set to lose their jobs because of government plans to shut their sheltered factories. Despite their continued opposition to the kind of segregated and sheltered employment provided by […]
GP vote set to pressure government over ‘fitness for work’ tests
GPs across Britain look set to call on the government to abandon its much-criticised “fitness for work” tests, giving a huge boost to disabled activists who have fought for them to be scrapped. The work capability assessment (WCA), which tests disabled […]
Treasury criticised by watchdog over equality failings
The Treasury may have failed in its legal duty to consider how some of the cuts announced in its 2010 spending review would impact on disabled people, the equality watchdog has concluded. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) spent 18 […]
London 2012 reveals names of first Paralympic torch-bearers
A cheerleader, an athlete and an artist are among the first disabled people chosen to take part in this summer’s Paralympic torch relay. LOCOG, London 2012’s organising committee, this week announced the names of more than 300 people – both disabled […]
Disabled artist ‘in shock’ over treatment by London 2012
A disabled artist who has spent five years training young disabled people to perform in the Paralympics opening ceremony has spoken of the “disgraceful” way he has been treated by organisers of the London 2012 games. Jean-Marie Akkerman founded Cirque Nova […]
University defends display of disabled icon’s skeleton in glass case
A London university has defended its decision to continue to display the bones of one of the nineteenth century’s most iconic disabled figures in a private museum. The skeleton of Joseph Merrick is kept in a glass exhibition case by Queen […]
Anger as council plans to push disabled people into residential care
A cost-cutting local authority is set to force more disabled people into residential care, rather than paying for them to receive support in their own homes. Disabled activists have reacted furiously to the proposals by Worcestershire County Council which are now […]
Queen’s speech: Government ‘fails to understand’ need for care funding reform
Campaigners have questioned the government’s commitment to supporting disabled adults, after it failed to offer any sign that reform of the funding of adult social care was imminent. The coalition announced in this week’s Queen’s speech, which marks the beginning of […]