Some of the country’s leading disabled activists have accused Channel 4 of breaching the UN disability convention by referring to disabled people as “freaks” and “beasts”. They are furious that the broadcaster used the term “freak of nature” in trailers publicising […]
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Police probe over ‘hate’ posts on Treasury cuts website
Police are investigating whether offensive comments about disabled people and ethnic minorities that were posted on a government website could have broken the law. A complaint about the postings on the Treasury’s Spending Challenge site has been lodged with the Metropolitan […]
Website sparks wave of Motability hate comments
A flood of comments posted on a government website that call for the Motability car scheme to be scrapped or drastically cut back as a cost-cutting measure has left disabled campaigners bemused and angry. The Treasury’s Spending Challenge website has received […]
Air travel ‘still second rate’ despite EU laws
Disabled people are still receiving a second-rate service from the air travel industry, say campaigners, more than two years after new EU regulations were brought in to combat discrimination. A new report by the Trailblazers campaigning network found many young disabled […]
Channel 4 to paint portrait of incredible athletes
A feature-length, prime-time television documentary will paint a remarkable portrait of some of Britain’s top Paralympic athletes. Inside Incredible Athletes portrays the disabled sports stars – including footballer David Clarke, equestrian Lee Pearson and wheelchair rugby player Steve Brown – as […]
Solar Centre abuse scandal: Trust denies watering down report
The NHS trust at the heart of a day centre abuse scandal has denied “watering down” its report into the allegations. The Serious Untoward Incident report into the allegations of abuse of people with learning difficulties at the Solar Centre in […]
Partnership provides chance to push for better housing
Disabled people have the chance to help push for urgent housing improvements across Scotland, thanks to a partnership between the Scottish government and two leading disability organisations. The partnership programme was launched this week by Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) […]
New centre for independent living leads to loss of two DPOs
Two disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in Northamptonshire have been forced to close after a total of nearly 50 years fighting for disabled people in the county, following the loss of key council funding. The loss of the two DPOs has highlighted […]
Artists will pay Liberty tribute to David Morris
Friends of the disability rights campaigner David Morris are to pay tribute to his life and work at next month’s Liberty disability arts festival. Morris – who died in April – was a leading figure in Liberty’s development and this year’s […]
Government gives personal budget approval for sex workers
The government has confirmed that it has no objection to disabled people using part of their council-funded personal budgets to pay sex workers. The confirmation followed the media storm created by the release of a new survey of councils by the […]