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A wheelchair-user was left “humiliated” after a coach driver refused to allow him to board his vehicle, and then told him he was a “liability” and “banned” because he had previously complained about discrimination and safety issues. Arriva Midlands has already […]
Three national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have attacked the Scottish government over a “sham” process of co-production that has led to a “weak” and “diluted” Disability Equality Plan for Scotland. Disability Equality Scotland, Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA) and Inclusion Scotland say […]
Disabled activists and unions have come together to fight what they fear will be a renewed, hostile attack on disabled people who rely on social security at next week’s budget. A parliamentary meeting this week heard disabled campaigners and senior union […]
A minister has cast fresh doubt on claims by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall that she is planning to send work coaches onto mental health wards to push people in severe mental distress off benefits and into work. The response […]
The academic tasked by ministers with leading efforts to tackle “spiralling” levels of “economic inactivity” has said he wants to “rethink welfare” by “ramping down” the use of strict conditions and sanctions on sick and disabled people. The comments by Professor […]
The Charity Commission has launched a second inquiry into a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) over “serious concerns” about the way it is being run. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) was already being investigated over its failure to meet its statutory […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) from across England and Wales have united to warn of the grave risks of proposed new legislation that would allow assisted suicide for people with a terminal illness. Not Dead Yet UK, Disability Rights UK, All Wales […]
Disabled activists have reacted angrily to “horrific” government plans that could see work coaches being sent into mental health hospitals to help push people in severe mental distress off benefits and into work. Liz Kendall made the comments in an interview […]
Disabled people have reacted with alarm to “stigmatising”, “damaging” and “inaccurate” comments about mental health and autism by Kemi Badenoch, the right-wing Conservative MP who could soon be the next leader of her party. The comments were made in a pamphlet […]
Disabled people working in the creative and cultural sectors are increasingly seeing cuts to the support they receive through the Access to Work (AtW) scheme, campaigners have warned. Disabled artists have reported payments being stopped, cut or suspended by the Department […]