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A local authority is seeking government funds for a “unique” £4 million project that would transport disabled people into the heart of a historic city via “on demand” electric, driverless shuttles. The trial would allow disabled people with blue parking badges […]
Furious disabled activists have denounced the government’s “utter hypocrisy” in awarding a knighthood to Iain Duncan Smith, when his policies at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been responsible for the deaths of countless benefit claimants. Duncan Smith, who […]
A new book by a disabled researcher has detailed the “horrifying” levels of disability hate crime that take place every day on public transport across the UK. David Wilkin says the results of his research are “sometimes startling and almost always […]
The new Conservative government has described how it plans to fulfil the five major disability policy pledges it included in its general election manifesto. The details were included in a briefing document published alongside last month’s Queen’s speech by prime minister […]
Furious disabled campaigners have attacked the government and transport providers after operators were given permission to continue using more than 1,000 inaccessible rail carriages – about eight per cent of the national fleet – after missing a deadline set 10 years […]
Tributes have been paid to Douglas Campbell, who spent more than half a century campaigning for “proper independent mobility” for disabled people, and who died in the early hours of Boxing Day. In addition to his campaigning work, he spent more […]
Disabled campaigners and their organisations have sent a strong message to the new Conservative government that they will regroup and find new ways to fight for their rights. Grassroots groups and user-led organisations this week suggested ways in which disabled people […]
Grassroots groups of disabled people have promised to continue the fight against austerity, and to launch a new campaign to secure justice for those who have died as a result of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings. But they have […]
Disabled campaigners have called for action after last week’s general election appears to have left the House of Commons with just five disabled MPs. Before the election, there were only seven MPs who have at some point self-described as disabled people, […]
The media and political parties are to blame for the failure of disability issues to feature prominently in the lead-up to the general election, disabled campaigners have suggested. Issues like independent living, the accessible housing crisis, inclusive education and the disability […]