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The campaign to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF) took centre stage this week as part of the first European Independent Living Day. Events took place in Leicester, Manchester and Chesterfield, and on the internet, as countries across Europe celebrated the […]
Pity, “microagressions”, sheltered workshops and iphones were just some of the subjects of blogs from around the world that were published as part of the ninth annual Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD). The aim of the day – created by disabled […]
Hopes that disabled people and their organisations could come together to produce a single “shadow” report on how the UK is implementing the UN disability convention appear to be in tatters, with four separate documents apparently being prepared. The UN committee […]
Campaigners are hoping that their new access initiative will encourage disabled people to spend one day exploring somewhere new. Disabled Access Day will be held for the first time on Saturday 17 January 2015, with the backing of the disabled-led website […]
Users of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have launched a fresh legal bid to halt its closure, Disability News Service can reveal. Three ILF-users are threatening a second judicial review of the coalition’s decision to close the fund, a government-funded trust […]
Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people has suggested her party will replace the work capability assessment (WCA) if it wins power at the next election, after a report by disabled campaigners called for the “toxic” test to be scrapped. Kate Green […]
A report – backed by evidence from more than 1,200 sick and disabled people – tells politicians this week why the system of supporting out-of-work disabled people must be replaced. The Spartacus online network of disabled campaigners say they want their […]
The government’s new disability forum has begun its work with a marathon six-hour meeting, with ministers and civil servants hearing strong messages from campaigners on issues such as independent living, hate crime and segregated services. The Fulfilling Potential Forum will meet […]
A bus company has become the first national operator to sign a new charter that aims to ensure services are accessible to blind and partially-sighted passengers. First UK Bus has won praise from RNIB after joining local operators Reading Bus and […]
Disabled campaigners have vowed to fight on in the battle to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF), despite the government deciding to go ahead with its closure. Mike Penning, the Conservative minister for disabled people, told MPs today (6 March) in […]