The British team have so far had a disappointing Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, with no athlete yet to win a medal, despite some strong individual performances. Visually-impaired skier Kelly Gallagher secured a sixth place in the slalom, as did sit-skier […]
Personal care bill receives damaging setback
Peers have delivered a damaging blow to government plans to introduce free personal care at home for disabled and older people with the highest needs. An amendment added to the personal care at home bill during its report stage in the […]
Large-scale move to personalisation ‘can work if done well’
New research has shown that many disabled people are benefiting from moves towards the personalisation of support, even in areas where large numbers have been given control over their care budgets. The conclusion came as the national charity In Control published […]
Watchdog fails to talk to DPO over Pilkington police failings
The independent watchdog investigating Leicestershire police over alleged failings that led to a disabled teenager’s death has yet to talk to a disabled people’s organisation that raised serious concerns about the force’s treatment of disability hate crime. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated […]
Parties back key measure on disabled MPs
The three main political parties have all backed a proposal to set up a fund to make it easier for disabled people to become MPs. The proposal was a key recommendation of the speaker’s conference on parliamentary representation, which reported in […]
Campaigners demand next of kin rights for singles
Disability rights campaigners are calling for new laws to make it easier for single people to choose a person to speak up for them if they become too ill to make their own decisions. The campaign by Regard – which represents […]
Government must act on fuel poverty, says coalition
The government is failing to recognise the extent of fuel poverty faced by disabled people, according to a coalition of campaigning organisations. The coalition made ten demands in its End Fuel Poverty Charter which says the “scandal” of fuel poverty has […]
EHRC pledges to do more on human rights
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has promised to “increase and extend” its human rights work, following stinging criticism by a committee of MPs and peers. In a new report, the joint select committee on human rights (JCHR) said the […]
Research shows personalisation works well if done well
Detailed research in a London borough has provided new evidence that giving disabled people control over their own support funding has a significantly positive effect on their lives. But a user-led organisation that took part in the research says more must […]
Police figures reveal new concerns
More than one in five victims of repeated anti-social behaviour are disabled people, new official figures have revealed. The statistics are contained in a report published by the chief inspector of constabulary, Denis O’Connor. He also said that more than half […]