The government’s own benefits advice body has warned that last-minute changes made to eligibility for the new mobility benefit could have a “catastrophic” impact on some disabled people. The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) says in a letter that some disabled […]
DPAC hopes history lesson will help reclaim the future from austerity
Disabled activists are hoping a week of protest action will inspire a new generation of campaigners to fight cuts to disability rights, benefits and services, by drawing on the successes of the past. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is promising direct […]
Work Choice must go, say campaigners
New figures show that the government should scrap its specialist disability employment programme and replace it with a more intensive, personalised system of support, say campaigners. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures show that its Work Choice scheme has […]
It’s time for change at the top, says Tanni
Britain’s best-known Paralympian has called for more disabled people to be involved in running national disability sports organisations. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson, winner of 11 Paralympic gold medals, called for action after a Disability News Service (DNS) survey revealed that most of […]
Cost-cutting council warned by court over residential care
A judge has warned a cost-cutting local authority that it will not be allowed to force disabled people into residential care against their wishes. Disabled campaigners were appalled when Worcestershire County Council approved its new “maximum expenditure policy” last November. Under […]
New campaign aims for 50,000 contact centre jobs in three years
A new campaigning charity is hoping to find jobs for 50, 000 disabled people in the contact centre industry within just three years. The ContactAbility campaign wants to attract disabled people who have faced barriers in securing mainstream work. The new […]
Campaign set for ‘inspiring’ defence of Human Rights Act
Disability charities are set to take part in a campaign they hope will help to save the Human Rights Act from being scrapped. The Conservative party has consistently threatened to repeal the act and replace it with a new bill of […]
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Hannah Cockroft, a double-gold medallist from the London 2012 Paralympic Games, at the February 2013 launch of a report by Whizz-Kidz, Generation Inspired?, a five-point manifesto that describes the positive legacy they want to see from the success of the London […]
London councils set to pose question DWP fears to ask
Local authorities in London are set to do what the government has refused to do, and commission research into the impact of the coalition’s welfare reforms on disabled people. The research will look at the impact of three of the government’s […]
Disability sport ‘controlled by non-disabled people’, DNS survey finds
Most of the UK’s leading national disability sports organisations are run and controlled by non-disabled people, a new survey by Disability News Service (DNS) has revealed. The survey of 10 of the most influential organisations in disability sport was carried out […]