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The Scottish Conservatives and Reform UK have set themselves apart from the other four main parties by pledging to slash spending on disability benefits, in their pitch to voters for next month’s elections to Scotland’s parliament. Both parties have used their […]
Two parties will be fighting next month’s Scottish parliament elections on manifestos that pledge to end non-residential care charges in Scotland. Personal care in Scotland is already free for those assessed as needing it under their council’s eligibility criteria, but there […]
More than 50 disabled people have had to hand back their Motability vehicles since the company introduced a controversial and “discriminatory” new scheme that monitors how safely its customers are driving. Figures released to Disability News Service last night (Wednesday) show […]
Hundreds of disabled people have expressed anger and alarm over multiple aspects of the “punitive, discriminatory” changes that are being introduced to the Motability scheme. They responded on social media to coverage in Disability News Service (DNS) of government tax changes […]
A new regional movement focused on dismantling the structures that feed segregated education will launch next week at an event that will enable disabled people to have their voices heard on the government’s controversial SEND reforms. The disabled campaigners behind the […]
MPs have spoken out about the shortage of accessible meeting rooms in Westminster, as well as outdated toilet facilities for wheelchair-users, and large parts of the parliamentary estate that cannot be accessed by many disabled visitors. They also spoke of disabled […]
The government is facing accusations of a cover-up after refusing to release a report that examined the quality of personal independence payment (PIP) assessments, following a sub-standard test linked to the death or serious harm suffered by a disabled claimant. The […]
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has backed calls to incorporate the UN disability convention into law and to introduce a right to independent living for disabled people… but only in Wales. Her party has long resisted both policies, and today (Thursday) the […]
All but one of the largest parties fighting for seats in Senedd elections next month have pledged to incorporate the UN disability convention into Welsh law, with just Reform UK refusing to back the major step forward for disability rights in […]
Disabled customers have called on Motability to pause a “discriminatory” scheme that monitors how they drive, until it is accurate and fit for purpose. They say the design of the Drive Smart scheme – which now applies to all under-30s and […]