Fears over 2012 Paralympic TV coverage Coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games could be restricted to the internet or subscription TV channels. Although the BBC has secured UK television rights to cover the 2012 Olympic Games, the rights for the […]
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Children to have guide dogs for the first time
Children to have guide dogs for the first time Blind and partially-sighted children under the age of 16 will be able to “own” guide dogs for the first time from the start of 2010 after the charity that trains the dogs […]
Lib Dems would scrap disabled people’s minister
Liberal Democrat plans to cut costs across government would mean there would be no minister for disabled people if they won power at the general election. Nick Clegg, the party leader, outlined the move as part of his plans for delivering […]
Conservatives ‘not attracted’ to scrapping AA and DLA
A Conservative government would be unlikely to scrap disability benefits such as attendance allowance (AA) and disability living allowance (DLA), according to the shadow minister for disabled people. Mark Harper MP was speaking as his party began its annual conference in […]
Harper warns EHRC will have to improve
The equality watchdog will need to improve its performance before the general election if it is to survive in its current form under a Conservative government, the shadow minister for disabled people has suggested. Speaking as his party began its conference […]
Review will lead to new learning difficulties guidance on services
The government has commissioned a review of services for severely disabled adults with learning difficulties. The review of services for people with “profound and multiple intellectual disabilities”, commissioned by the Department of Health, will be carried out by Professor Jim Mansell. […]
Equality bill ‘gives green light to homophobic bullying’
Campaigners say the exemption of sexual orientation from part of the new equality bill will give a “green light” to those who subject lesbian and gay disabled people to homophobic harassment. Regard, the national organisation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]
Young activists quiz disabled pupils at schools across England
Teenage campaigners are hoping a major consultation will provide a national snapshot of the experiences of disabled children in state schools. The consultation was devised by 12 young disabled people from the mobility charity Whizz-Kidz, who are aged between 13 and […]
Police were warned on hate crime ‘five years before death’
A disabled people’s organisation pleaded with Leicestershire police to take disability hate crime seriously five years before a woman was driven to kill herself and her disabled daughter after a sustained campaign of harassment. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) has […]
Disabled high-fliers need mentoring to succeed, finds survey
A ground-breaking national survey has revealed a significant talent pool of high-flying disabled managers despite the “massive disadvantage” disabled people face in developing such careers. The survey, by the disability campaigning network RADAR, uncovered many high-achieving disabled managers, with 110 earning […]