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Labour’s refusal to introduce “genuine” emergency evacuation plans for disabled people is an insult to those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower disaster, say disabled campaigners. The government quietly published its response this week to a consultation that ended […]
A local authority has suddenly pulled the plug on funding that would have ended the seven-year accessible housing ordeal of a disabled woman and her family. Afsheen Durrani, her husband Imran, and their two children, were finally told in March this […]
The new government has been accused of a “slapdash and chaotic” response to a request from disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) to provide a vital consultation document on planning policy in accessible formats. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) […]
Labour ministers have again failed to make any commitment to toughening standards on accessible homes, despite announcing a string of new housing measures at their annual party conference. Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, who is also the housing secretary, told the […]
The final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has told the government to take urgent action to prioritise the safety of disabled people and other “vulnerable” residents who live in high-rise residential buildings. The 1,700-page report was published yesterday (Wednesday) and […]
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report has revealed how opportunities to produce evacuation plans for disabled residents of Grenfell – and other high-rise buildings in the same London borough – were repeatedly rejected by those responsible for their safety. The report […]
Scores of disabled people took their demand for the new Labour government to act on accessible housing to the gates of Downing Street on Monday. They say accessible housing is the “cornerstone of independent living” and that hundreds of thousands of […]
The shortage of accessible housing in England poses a “clear and direct risk” to disabled people across the country, with many of them living in unsuitable accommodation for years “without hope”, a report by a committee of MPs has concluded. Members […]
New figures that show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on the streets of London last year are “truly shameful”, according to the capital’s leading disabled people’s organisation. The figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom […]
London’s mayor has been failing for years to enforce his own London Plan, which requires 90 per cent of new homes to be accessible and adaptable, and another 10 per cent to be suitable for wheelchair-users. Analysis by Disability News Service […]