Organisers of next year’s London 2012 Paralympics have released full details of the competition schedule for all 20 sports. The details were released as the organising committee prepared to pass a key milestone in its preparations for London 2012: one year […]
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Government sends ‘threatening’ Access to Work letters
Disabled people who rely on a key employment support scheme to stay in work are being given just a week to confirm they still need their funding, or face having it withdrawn. The Department for Work and Pensions has sent “hostile” […]
Websites and forums targeted by ‘fitness to work’ company’s lawyers
The company that conducts “fitness to work” tests for the government has been accused of an attack on free speech after issuing legal threats against four internet forums and websites run and used by disabled people. The DWPExaminations and CarerWatch forums […]
Disabled women set for court fight with bus company
A trio of disabled women are set to take legal action against a bus company after claiming that they have faced repeated discrimination by its drivers. The legal action against Arriva North East (ANE) is being supported by Darlington Association on […]
Minister’s letter on work test figures was ‘unsatisfactory’, says Dame Anne
An influential disabled MP has heavily criticised the government’s “unsatisfactory” response to concerns about the way it uses statistics on its controversial “fitness to work” tests. Dame Anne Begg, the Labour chair of the Commons work and pensions committee, wrote to […]
Big cinema chains fail their screen test
Disabled cinema-goers are still facing discrimination at the hands of major cinema chains, according to the results of an investigation by young campaigners. Members of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign’s Trailblazers network of young disabled campaigners surveyed 125 independent and chain venues […]
Government puts brakes on cheap coach travel
The government is to stop the financial support that funds half-price long-distance coach travel for disabled and older people in England. The decision was first announced quietly as part of last year’s spending review, but the Department for Transport (DfT) has […]
New wave of protests to target ‘fitness to work’ company
Disabled activists are planning a new wave of protests aimed at the company paid to carry out controversial “fitness to work” tests on behalf of the government. Atos Healthcare has been targeted repeatedly by campaigners over the accuracy of its assessments, […]
Minister caught using accessible toilet after TV lecture on ‘right and wrong’
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has been caught using an accessible toilet, just minutes after telling a live television audience that parents must teach their children “right from wrong”. Duncan Smith – responsible for a series of sweeping welfare […]
Disabled civil servants facing ‘discrimination, bullying and harassment’
A leaked government report has revealed the “disturbing” levels of discrimination, bullying and harassment faced by disabled civil servants. The report, obtained by Disability News Service, also reveals that many disabled civil servants – who are no longer eligible for support […]