Leonard Cheshire facing care regulator questions after third Greathouse death
A disability charity is facing questions from the care regulator after a third former resident…
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Deaf campaigner takes court action over BSL jury ban
A Deaf campaigner has launched a legal action aimed at stopping the government discriminating against…
User-led alliance set to raise concerns for second time with Mental Health Act Review
User-led groups and service-users are set to raise grave concerns about the work of the…
UN’s ‘human catastrophe’ rights expert to deliver high-profile UK lecture
The UN expert who told the government that its cuts to disabled people’s support had…
Supreme Court ruling ‘risks bringing in euthanasia by the back door’
Disabled campaigners have warned that a Supreme Court ruling has removed a vital safeguard that…
Global Disability Summit: Disability Rights UK ‘betrayed movement’ with speech
A national disabled people’s organisation is facing accusations that it “betrayed” the UK disability movement…
Global Disability Summit: DPOs from global south call for new beginning
Disabled people and their organisations from the global south have called for a “new beginning”…
Global Disability Summit: Mordaunt defends co-host Kenya despite its gay rights record
International development secretary Penny Mordaunt has defended the decision to co-host a major international summit…
Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’
The government’s trade bill – which will give ministers powers to give up disability rights…
MPs’ approval of Seni’s Law provides hope for traumatised service-users
Traumatised disabled people who have been restrained in mental health units have spoken of their…