Campaigners say an election campaign confrontation between David Cameron and the parent of a disabled child has exposed contradictions in the Conservative manifesto. They were speaking after Cameron was questioned in front of a mass of media about his policies on […]
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Council’s charging letter ‘caused fear and anxiety’
A local authority is facing formal complaints over the way it suddenly reintroduced financial assessments of disabled people who receive care services. Greenwich council in London and the Pension Service have both apologised for causing “uncertainty or distress” after letters warning […]
ELECTION 2010: SNP attacks changes to ILF
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called for controversial planned changes to the Independent Living Fund (ILF) to be suspended until after the election, because of their impact on disabled people in Scotland. The party said it was “gravely concerned” about […]
Bad luck punctures marathon hopes of Weir and Woods
The hopes of the leading British contenders in both the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon were dashed by punctures. David Weir was several minutes clear of the field and heading for a record-breaking fifth London […]
Campaigners attack government over hate crime delays
Furious campaigners have accused the government of an “inexcusable” and “unacceptable” delay in collecting and publishing national statistics on disability hate crime. The Home Office had been due to start collecting figures from police forces this month. But the start date […]
Disabled woman secures £125,000 in landmark discrimination case
A disabled woman who secured a ground-breaking discrimination ruling from the House of Lords is to receive £125, 000 in compensation. Elizabeth Boyle, from Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland, had alleged disability and sex discrimination, victimisation and unfair selection for redundancy […]
Channel 4’s 2012 documentary will ‘travel inside athletes’ bodies’
A new documentary – to be aired as part of Channel 4’s commitment to Paralympic sport in the run-up to London 2012 – will travel inside the bodies of some of Britain’s leading disabled athletes. The 90-minute documentary will examine five […]
Movement mourns loss of David Morris
The disability movement united this week to mourn the loss of David Morris, a hugely respected campaigner, artist and pioneer of the independent living movement, who died suddenly in the early hours of Monday. The UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) said […]
ELECTION 2010: RADAR’s plan for new government’s ‘first 100 days’
A campaigning disability organisation has laid out seven “radical but practical” measures the next government should introduce in its first 100 days in office so that it can “blaze a trail for disability equality”. RADAR says in its election manifesto – […]
ELECTION 2010: SNP manifesto
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called in its manifesto for reform of the government’s new out-of-work disability benefit. In a manifesto with few disability policies but several around older people, the SNP said it would call for reform to the […]