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Friends and fellow activists have paid tribute to the anti-euthanasia and disability rights campaigner Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick, whose life and death “epitomised the true meaning of dignity”. Fitzpatrick – who died on 15 January, leaving a wife, Fabienne, and three adopted […]
By Raya Al Jadir A disabled campaigner has secured a place to volunteer at this summer’s Rio Olympics but is struggling to raise £17, 000 to pay for herself and the four personal assistants (PAs) she will need to take with […]
The TUC is hoping that a new manifesto will be used to fight the poverty, prejudice and discrimination faced by millions of disabled people, and help unions challenge popular misconceptions and government “propaganda”. The TUC wants individuals, politicians and organisations to […]
Additional reporting by Raya Al Jadir A civil servant, a Falklands veteran, an inclusive design expert, a festival director and two Paralympians are among disabled people recognised in the latest New Year’s Honours. Among those receiving MBEs is Margaret Hickish, Network […]
One of the country’s most influential disabled campaigners is to take control of BBC Radio’s flagship news programme for its first show of 2016. Baroness [Jane] Campbell (pictured) has been chosen as one of six guest editors who will each take […]
The national, user-led organisation representing disabled people in Wales could be forced to close in less than four months’ time, after the Welsh government refused its latest funding application. Disability Wales (DW) is set to lose more than two-thirds of its […]
A leading disabled peer has been forced to stress that she does not support a government-run disability employment campaign, after civil servants mistakenly tweeted comments that suggested she had endorsed the much-criticised programme. Baroness [Jane] Campbell (pictured) had provided quotes and […]
Vital funding used to enable disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in London to survive and thrive is set to be scrapped, after politicians over-ruled the expert advice of their own officials. The grants committee of the umbrella organisation London Councils has recommended […]
Governments in the UK – and abroad – are showing “a clear lack of appreciation and respect” for disabled people’s organisations by ignoring their views and advice when developing new policies, according to a leading disabled campaigner. Miro Griffiths (pictured) was […]
Disabled activists are calling on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to release secret reports which could prove whether it has been engaging in a propaganda campaign to demonise disabled people in the media. DWP has told Disability News Service […]