Government plans to “shrink” new school buildings will threaten the inclusion of thousands of disabled children in mainstream settings, campaigners have warned. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) spoke out after the Department for Education (DfE) released new “baseline” designs for […]
New minister McVey offers little hope on benefit cuts
The new minister for disabled people has agreed to consider fresh demands for the government to assess the full impact on disabled people of all of its cuts and reforms to benefits and services. But Esther McVey, who replaced Maria Miller […]
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Artist will stare ‘fitness for work’ fears in the face with ‘bed life’ performance
An award-winning disabled artist is to spend three days in bed in front of an audience, in an attempt to portray the contradictions of her impairment, and the government’s “miserable terrifying, punishing” fitness for work assessment regime. The writer-director-activist Liz Crow […]
Labour calls for urgent investigation over ‘misleading’ Atos bid information
Labour has called for an “immediate investigation” after evidence emerged that Atos Healthcare won two lucrative disability assessment contracts by using “misleading” information about its links with disabled people’s organisations (DPOs). Anne McGuire, the shadow minister for disabled people, said the […]
Review of Equality 2025 sparks concerns
The launch of a government review has raised fears that ministers are planning to replace their advisory network of disabled people with a controversial new “alliance” of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), charities, service-providers and private sector organisations. The new Conservative minister […]
Call for government to halt ‘barbaric’ treatment of disabled prisoner
Hundreds of campaigners have warned the Ministry of Justice that returning a seriously-ill disabled man to prison is likely to prove to be a “death sentence” for him. Protesters today handed the government a petition, signed by nearly 1 500 supporters, […]
COMMENT: Cameron’s ‘shameless’ generation
Shameless. It is a word David Cameron used last December when discussing his plans to tackle “problem families” describing the “Shameless” culture that some commentators believed was entrenched in British life. The Daily Mail inevitably branded these families the “Shameless generation”. […]
COMMENT: Ed wants One Nation… but not for disabled people
It’s lovely that the media enjoyed Ed Miliband’s speech to the Labour conference. And his ability to memorise a script, wave his hands, and walk around a stage at the same time without needing to check his notes for directions. “Spectacular”, […]
London 2012: Sports festival will build on Paralympics momentum
Some of Britain’s top Paralympians will be appearing at a new festival of sport that aims to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and unearth future medal-winners. The first ParalympicsGB Sports Fest will take place next month […]