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The case of a man who lost his legal bid to reverse a drastic cut to his support package shows the United Nations was right to call on the UK government to introduce a legal right to independent living, say disabled […]
Campaigners from across the country gathered outside parliament this week to call for an end to unsafe “shared space” street designs, which risk turning public spaces into “no go zones” for many disabled and older people. The protest (pictured) was organised […]
Laws that prevent job-sharing MPs are discriminating against disabled people who can only work part-time because of their impairments, a parliamentary meeting has heard. The meeting marked the publication of Open House?, a pamphlet by the Fawcett Society, which makes the […]
An international committee of disabled human rights experts have delivered a series of withering attacks on the UK government over its failure to implement the UN disability convention. Following a two-day public examination of the UK’s progress in implementing the UN […]
Disabled people’s organisations who travelled to Geneva this week to help highlight the government’s continuing human rights violations have praised a UN committee of disabled experts for publicly exposing the UK’s failings. Civil servants from eight UK government departments, and the […]
The government has agreed to “reflect” on its failure to engage with disabled people and their organisations, after facing public criticism from a UN committee of disabled human rights experts. A delegation of civil servants from across the UK government listened […]
The government has been criticised over its commitment to independent living by a disabled member of the UN committee investigating the UK’s record on disability rights. The criticism came during a public examination in Geneva of the UK’s record in implementing […]
The UK government has faced repeated, damning criticism from a UN committee of disabled human rights experts over its treatment of people in secure mental health settings. The criticism came during a two-day public examination in Geneva of the UK’s record […]
The UK’s equality and human rights bodies have attacked the government’s failure to protect disabled people’s rights. The assault came during a public examination in Geneva of the UK’s record in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with […]
The government has been accused of “sending out mixed messages” on independent living, after it emerged that it wants to charge VAT on the payroll services provided to disabled people who receive direct payments for their social care. Cheshire Centre for […]