A court ruling that disabled volunteers are not entitled to protection under discrimination at work laws has sparked serious concerns over their rights. The Court of Appeal ruled that a disabled volunteer for Mid Sussex Citizens Advice Bureau was not entitled […]
DLA reforms lead disabled people ‘to question value of their own lives’
Disabled people are beginning to “question the value of their own lives” because of government plans to slash spending on disability living allowance (DLA), according to a new survey. Disability Alliance (DA) has released the latest results from a survey on […]
Hate crime website should help close reporting gap
A relaunched national police website should make it easier for disabled people to report disability hate crime to their local force. The True Vision site now allows victims of hate crime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to report offences online […]
Failure to consult ‘led to London bus design flaws’
Designers of the successor to London’s inaccessible Routemaster bus have failed to include enough space for wheelchair-users, say campaigners. The accessible transport charity Transport for All (TfA) says the new Routemaster’s wheelchair space is too small, and “considerably smaller” than spaces […]
Mail welfare story sparks complaints to press watchdog
Disabled campaigners have complained to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) after a national newspaper accused hundreds of thousands of disabled people of “trying it on” in a bid to secure out-of-work disability benefits. The story in the Daily Mail was based […]
Government to review impact of housing benefit cuts
Campaigners and MPs have welcomed the government’s decision to commission an independent review of the impact of controversial cuts and reforms to housing benefits on disabled people and other minority groups. Lord Freud the minister for welfare reform, made a “firm […]
Failure to close roads forces athletes to pull out of marathon
Two of Britain’s leading Paralympic athletes were forced to pull out of the world championships wheelchair marathon because the organisers had failed to close the course to traffic. David Weir – who had already won three gold medals during the IPC […]
Activists postpone protest after EHRC’s meeting pledge
Disabled activists planning to occupy the equality watchdog’s offices in protest at its failure to stand up for the rights of disabled people hit by government spending cuts have agreed to postpone their action. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]
ATOS PROTESTS: Activists target work test company
Protesters across the country have targeted the offices of the company paid hundreds of millions of pounds by the government to test disabled people’s eligibility for benefits. Much of the anger was directed at the company, Atos Healthcare, for its work […]
ATOS PROTESTS: Concerns over police ‘kettling’ tactics
Disabled activists who took part in a peaceful protest outside the offices of a government benefits contractor have raised concerns over the use of a controversial police tactic to control their demonstration. More than 50 protesters took part in the protest […]