A union has disputed government claims that hundreds of jobs have been created for disabled Remploy workers made redundant through the coalition’s programme of factory closures. Esther McVey, the Conservative minister for disabled people, claimed that former Remploy workers were now […]
Remploy: Disabled workers finding fresh starts in former factories
One in four of the 36 Remploy factories that were condemned to closure last year are now helping to provide jobs for some of their former disabled employees, according to new figures. Nine of the former sheltered factories have either been […]
Survey ‘will help build vital picture of rights’
A new survey will help build an accurate picture of how the UK is implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and provide campaigners with ammunition when discussing policy with the government. The UK Disabled People’s […]
Atos looks second best to Capita as PIP assessments loom
The two companies carrying out assessments for the government’s controversial new disability benefit look set to offer contrasting experiences to disabled people who undergo the tests. The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), whose members include Disability Rights UK, Inclusion London, RNIB and […]
Why can’t we do jobs that are worth doing?
People with learning disabilities really want to work but we don’t all want to work in supermarkets. We can do more than just stack shelves. But sometimes we feel we don’t get a choice. The three of us all work or […]
McVey uses misleading DLA stats to ‘stoke up antagonism’
The minister for disabled people has again been accused of using misleading government statistics to “stoke up antagonism” towards disabled benefit claimants. It is the second time the Conservative work and pensions minister, Esther McVey, has been caught out using the […]
Government cuts funding for home adaptations… just as bedroom tax looms
The government has been criticised for cutting funding for the adaptations disabled people need to live independently in their own homes, just as it introduces its controversial new “bedroom tax”. Last year, councils across England received £180 million from the Department […]
Appeal possible over ‘hate crime’ killing sentence
The attorney general is considering whether to ask the court of appeal to lengthen the prison sentence handed to a man who killed a disabled, gay teenager in an apparent hate crime. Steven Simpson was celebrating his 18th birthday in his […]
Charity secures funding to help Winterbourne View abuse survivors
Survivors of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal will soon have access to their own dedicated helpline, thanks to funding from the Department of Health (DH). The £25, 000 funding has been awarded to the charity Respond, which has a long track […]
Disabled victims of bedroom tax granted urgent judicial review
Disabled people who are set to be hit by the government’s controversial “bedroom tax” have won the right to an urgent judicial review of the new rules. Lawyers acting for the 10 individuals and families taking the legal action say that […]