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Access and housing experts have warned that draft government plans for new housing standards do not do enough to prioritise the building of accessible homes. They spoke out as the Department for Communities and Local Government closed the 10-week consultation on […]
People with learning difficulties fear they have lost an important way to have their voices heard, after their local council pulled the plug on an important multi-agency body. Learning disability partnership boards were set up as a result of the Labour […]
A user-led organisation is the latest charity to win the prime minister’s Big Society Award, after being praised for its contribution to the community. Oxford-based My Life My Choice (MLMC) is run by and for people with learning difficulties, and provides […]
One of the companies paid millions of pounds a year to find jobs for disabled people is risking their safety by failing to carry out vital checks on the criminal records of its own staff. Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]
A disabled peer has won a five-year battle to persuade the government to provide freedom of movement for people with care and support packages. Baroness [Jane] Campbell said she and fellow campaigners had “made a little history” after the government agreed […]
A disabled peer has secured vital protection under the Human Rights Act (HRA) for thousands of disabled and older people who live in private sector and charity-run residential homes. Lord [Colin] Low secured a rare parliamentary victory over the government when […]
The new minister for disabled people has admitted that spending on a key disability benefit will be cut next year. Mike Penning was talking to Disability News Service (DNS) in one of his first interviews since being appointed to the position […]
A disabled activist who relied on the Independent Living Fund (ILF) to support her as a “games maker” at London 2012 has invited a cabinet minister to tea so she can explain the damage its closure will cause. Mary Laver was […]
One of the five disabled people taking on the government in court over the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) says he and other ILF-users have been “let down very badly” by sections of the disabled people’s movement. Lawyers for […]
Disabled campaigners have welcomed the care regulator’s pledge to place a stronger emphasis on the role of service-users in inspecting residential homes. Andrea Sutcliffe, who has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) first chief inspector of social care, set […]