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The government’s new disability forum has begun its work with a marathon six-hour meeting, with ministers and civil servants hearing strong messages from campaigners on issues such as independent living, hate crime and segregated services. The Fulfilling Potential Forum will meet […]
Government plans to “refresh” England’s autism strategy will do nothing to address its “fundamental flaws”, according to autistic rights campaigners. The Liberal Democrat care services minister Norman Lamb launched Think Autism, the “refreshed” strategy for adults with autism, at Saracens rugby […]
The company responsible for carrying out disability benefit assessments across Wales and central England is facing a revolt by disabled staff over allegations of widespread discrimination. They say that Capita – already under fire over its performance in assessing claimants of […]
Disabled activists have accused the doctors’ union of being “complicit” in deaths connected to the work capability assessment (WCA), after a report concluded that a Scottish woman probably killed herself as a result of being found “fit for work”. The Mental […]
A disabled woman almost certainly killed herself because she had been found “fit for work” and stripped of out-of-work disability benefits, according to a mental health watchdog. The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland concluded that the work capability assessment (WCA) process […]
Thousands of disabled people should now receive regular reviews to ensure that they are not being deprived of their liberty by health or social care professionals, thanks to two keenly-anticipated Supreme Court decisions. The court found unanimously that a 39-year-old disabled […]
The British head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has been heavily criticised after suggesting that future hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games should not be judged on their countries’ human rights standards. Sir Philip Craven told a journalist from […]
A police force is struggling to explain why its investigation into the death of a disabled teenager in an NHS unit did not lead to criminal charges, and why it appears to have failed to learn lessons from a notorious abuse […]
A police force praised for improving its work on disability hate crime following a notorious double death has been called in by another force to investigate an alleged assault on a disabled man by two police officers. Faruk Ali was apparently […]
Disabled air passengers have been left with no protection from in-flight discrimination across Europe, thanks to a ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court. The court ruled that international rules on air travel – the Montreal Convention – take precedence during flights […]