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Local authorities and the Scottish government are failing to protect the rights of disabled children and young people – and others with support needs – who are being restrained and placed in seclusion at school, according to a children’s rights watchdog. […]
Police forces are repeatedly targeting and assaulting disabled people involved in peaceful anti-fracking protests, campaigners have told Disability News Service (DNS). DNS has seen video footage of a string of incidents in which disabled campaigners taking part in peaceful protests have […]
The targeting by police of disabled people involved in peaceful anti-fracking protests is an “absolute outrage” and “a scandal”, but such tactics will soon be rolled out to other protests and other parts of the country, a leading activist has warned. […]
A trio of disabled peers who have all been fierce critics of the discrimination faced by disabled air passengers have delivered a mixed response to the government’s proposed new “passenger charter”. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced on Friday (7 December) […]
Disabled activists have delivered a generally positive response to fresh ideas on how to replace the hated fitness for work test with a new assessment framework that would restore “dignity and respect” to those unable to work full-time. The ideas were […]
The company that runs the Motability car scheme and the charity that oversees its work are facing fresh criticism from disabled campaigners, following a watchdog’s report that criticises the company’s huge financial reserves and excessive profits and executive pay. The National […]
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has announced measures that should mean fewer disabled people are forced to undergo unnecessary benefit reassessments. Sarah Newton, the minister for disabled people, announced in June that new claimants of personal independence payment (PIP) with […]
The government should implement major changes to the scheme that provides funding for disabled people in England to make access improvements to their homes, according to an independent review. Among the suggested improvements, the review says the government should increase the […]
A user-led music charity has launched a major survey of disabled musicians in a bid to push for improvements to the accessibility of performing, rehearsing and recording spaces. Attitude is Everything’s (AiE) NEXT STAGE project has already secured the support of […]
Much more needs to be done to ensure that disabled people and other groups in fuel poverty can benefit from energy efficiency schemes, according to a new report. The report says that disabled people often have higher energy demands, because of […]