Government ‘discriminated against DPOs’ in awarding £29m development programme
The equality watchdog is examining claims that the government has discriminated against UK disabled people’s…
Browsing: Activism and Campaigning
Tributes to ‘generous-natured, passionate and courageous’ activist
Fellow activists and friends have paid tribute to Juliet Marlow, the “campaigning linchpin” of the…
Minister snubs DPOs – and ‘breaches UN convention’ – by refusing meeting
The minister for disabled people is refusing to meet a coalition of disabled people’s organisations,…
Global Disability Summit: DPAC’s protest festival highlights government hypocrisy
Disabled activists have held a “festival of resistance” outside an international disability rights event to…
Global Disability Summit: Disabled activist praised for highlighting government attacks
A leading disabled activist has exposed the UK’s record on disability rights in front of…
Global Disability Summit: Rival summit hears of international fight against oppression
Representatives of national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in Bolivia, Greece, Malaysia and Uganda have described…
COMMENT: Nine years of breaking important stories. Now DNS needs your help
Over the last nine or so years, Disability News Service has broken scores of important…
Kamil Ahmad: Anger over review’s failure to expose systemic flaws that led to murder
The brother of a disabled asylum-seeker who was brutally murdered by a racist neighbour has…
Kamil Ahmad: Campaigners demand ‘fundamental change’ to systems that led to murders
Disabled asylum-seekers and activists have come together to seek fundamental changes to the systems and…
Project offers new bridge between chronic illness community and disability movement
A disabled researcher has suggested a way to bring the hundreds of thousands of people…