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The Scottish government has described how it hopes to make the UN disability convention “a reality” for disabled people in Scotland. A draft plan, published this week, includes more than 50 recommendations which it hopes will help Scotland implement the UN […]
The United Nations has given the European Union (EU) just 12 months to explain how it will introduce long-awaited legislation to improve the accessibility of goods and services across its member states. The call came after the EU was examined by […]
The government is facing an embarrassing slump in one of the key measures of the success of its disability strategy: the proportion of disabled people who feel they have choice and control in their lives. The results were included in the […]
One of the leading disabled supporters of legalising assisted suicide has encouraged opponents by appearing to admit that there are crucial flaws in the legislation that will be debated by MPs next month. Comments by Dr Tom Shakespeare (pictured) this week […]
A prominent disabled advocate for legalising assisted suicide has defended his position, but has promised to reconsider his support if shown evidence that casts doubt on the safety of a similar law in the US. Dr Tom Shakespeare (pictured) is one of […]