Doctors’ union is ‘complicit’ in continuing ‘fitness for work’ deaths
Disabled activists have accused the doctors’ union of being “complicit” in deaths connected to the…
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Woman killed herself after being stripped of disability benefit, says watchdog
A disabled woman almost certainly killed herself because she had been found “fit for work”…
Liberty judgments could provide safeguards for thousands
Thousands of disabled people should now receive regular reviews to ensure that they are not…
Craven faces international criticism over human rights comments
The British head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has been heavily criticised after suggesting…
Police force faces awkward questions over teenager’s death
A police force is struggling to explain why its investigation into the death of a…
Pilkington force brought in to probe ‘hate crime attack’ by police officers
A police force praised for improving its work on disability hate crime following a notorious…
Disabled air passengers left with no protection from discrimination
Disabled air passengers have been left with no protection from in-flight discrimination across Europe, thanks…
Government’s ‘indefensible failure’ on mental capacity laws
The government’s failure to monitor the implementation of “visionary” laws designed to protect disabled adults…
People who stammer ‘face routine discrimination’ at work
People who stammer are almost certain to face discrimination in the workplace and the jobs…
Faruk Ali: ‘Attack’ on disabled man by police ‘may have been a hate crime’
An alleged attack on a disabled man by two police officers may have been a…