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Many passionate comment pieces and blogs have been written by disabled people across the internet over the last two-and-a-half years about the government’s brutal cuts and reforms to disability benefits and services. But Disability News Service is here to do something […]
Winterbourne View: 50 years of broken promises “There are far too many people with learning disabilities or autism staying too long in hospital or residential homes and even though many are receiving good care in these settings, many should not be […]
A disabled consultant who played a key role in ensuring the accessibility of London 2012’s purpose-built venues has spoken of her frustration that the events themselves did not match some of those high access standards. Margaret Hickish began working as an […]
Disabled people are still experiencing humiliating and inappropriate treatment because of the failings embedded within the government’s “fitness for work” assessment system, according to a new report researched and written by a disabled campaigner. The People’s Review of the Work Capability […]
Disability News Service is here to provide you with the quality, up-to-date content you need for your disability-related website, blog or magazine. Every week, the service sends out agenda-setting news stories for you to use in your own publication. Subscription fees […]
A second medal-winning athlete has spoken of how disability living allowance (DLA) has allowed him and other British Paralympians to “be the best we can be”. David Smith was speaking after losing the BC1 boccia final to an “awesome” performance by […]
A leading Deaf performer has called London 2012 “cowardly” and “immature” for ignoring his complaints about the lack of accessibility for Deaf visitors to the Paralympic Games. David Bower had spoken out after visiting the equestrian dressage events in Greenwich Park, […]
Disabled people increasingly believe that coverage of welfare reform and other disability issues in national newspapers is helping to fuel hate crime according to a new report. Disability Rights UK (DR UK), which published the report this week, called on the […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that it cannot guarantee that disabled people who want to have their “fitness for work” tests recorded will be able to do so. Ministers introduced a new right last year for claimants […]
The government has refused to say whether the care services minister was told in advance by his ministerial work and pensions colleagues about the publication of the vital Independent Living Fund (ILF) consultation. Questions about how closely the Department for Work […]