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The government has threatened to remove Access to Work funding from a high-profile disabled consultant, because he cannot prove he is self-employed, even though he has been working for himself for the last 16 years. Simon Stevens was presented with a […]
Local authorities across the UK have cut spending on making their workplaces accessible for disabled employees, as a result of the coalition’s spending cuts, according to new research. The study found that previous “generally good” practice among 33 local authorities examined […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sparked fresh anger after it finally admitted that it does carry out reviews into the deaths of some claimants of disability benefits. DWP had previously stated, in a Freedom of Information (FoI) Act […]
A disabled man who lost a discrimination case against a theme park due to a legal loophole is now at risk of losing the family home because the company is insisting on recovering its legal costs. Paul and his wife Belinda, […]
The government has admitted funding 17 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in developing countries to produce critical reports for the UN on their own governments, while refusing to fund DPOs for similar work in the UK. The admission came in a response […]
A peer campaigning to become the first disabled president of the Liberal Democrats has complained that the debating chamber of the House of Lords is so inaccessible that sometimes only three wheelchair-users can speak in the same debate. There are believed […]
A judge has ruled that services provided abroad by British tour operators are subject to disability discrimination laws, ensuring protection for millions of disabled tourists. The ruling at Sheffield county court over-ruled a previous judge who found that holiday giant Thomas […]
The equality watchdog has appointed two non-disabled people to its disability committee for the first time. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said its seven new committee members had been recruited “on the basis of their understanding of the barriers […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted making no effort to collect – or learn the lessons from – reports of disabled people whose deaths have been linked to the withdrawal or non-payment of disability benefits. The admission came […]
This year’s UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) will examine the appalling treatment of veterans who became disabled after fighting in the First World War. UKDHM was set up to celebrate disabled people’s lives and explore the history of negative attitudes and […]