The government is facing fresh criticism over the failure of its Work Programme to find jobs for unemployed disabled people. In the same week that a BBC documentary suggested the coalition’s programme was failing new government figures appeared to show the […]
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College and pioneering inclusion council criticised over ‘segregation’ claims
Campaigners for inclusive education are appalled at the idea that Newham College is pressing ahead with the plans, despite Newham council’s ground-breaking work on inclusion. Reports suggest the college is spending £1 million on the new project, which is being co-funded […]
DR UK’s role in government’s opening ceremony ticket handout was ‘incredibly wrong’
The government has been criticised for asking Disability Rights UK to play a key role in deciding which organisations received free tickets to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics. Last week, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) […]
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Labour’s integration plans could see NHS take over social care
Leading disabled campaigners have welcomed Labour’s plans for “full integration” between the NHS and the social care system, but have raised concerns about putting the NHS in charge. Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, said he wanted to see “whole person […]
Portas high street review ‘is making life harder for access campaigners’
A review by the government’s “high street tsar”, Mary Portas, has made it even harder to secure access improvements to local shops for disabled people, according to a leading access consultant. Tracey Proudlock has been trying for more than three months […]
McVey invites ridicule as she dismisses her own PIP figures
A minister has refused to admit that her government has tightened eligibility for support for people with the highest mobility needs, even though her own department’s figures prove that it has. Esther McVey, the Conservative minister for disabled people, was giving […]
NHS reforms ‘open door to better communication services’
A new project could improve augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services “for a generation”, by taking advantage of the government’s major reforms of the NHS, according to a prominent disabled activist. The Department for Education project aims to improve provision of […]
Government stats show most new ESA claimants are not ‘fit for work’
New figures show for the first time that a majority of new claimants of out-of-work disability benefits are – eventually – found not “fit for work”. Conservative ministers – particularly the former employment minister Chris Grayling – have previously made much […]
Report reveals auditors’ uncertainty over DR UK’s future
New documents published by Disability Rights UK have raised fresh concerns about its financial position, following last week’s announcement of redundancies. The charity’s annual report for 2011-12, published this week, reveals that its auditors, Sayer Vincent, concluded that there was “some […]