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Three leading campaigners are urging other disabled people and allies to join the fight to fend off the latest parliamentary attempt to legalise assisted suicide. Baroness [Jane] Campbell, Sir Bert Massie and Dr Alice Maynard are among those disabled people who […]
Deaf people across the UK are facing exclusion and discrimination on an almost daily basis, according to a new report that will be submitted to the United Nations (UN). The draft British Deaf Association (BDA) report includes evidence of healthcare treatment […]
A disabled activist is threatening legal action after he was denied an accessible way of voting without having to turn up to the polling station in person. Graham Kirwan told the elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission, that he wished to vote […]
The minister for disabled people appears to have bowed to pressure from Deaf campaigners over new rules that made it harder for them to secure the support they needed to communicate in the workplace. The new government guidance, introduced last year, […]
By Charlotte Wingfield A new campaign aims to change the workplace from a “hostile” environment to one that is far more welcoming to people with facial disfigurements. The charity Changing Faces says discrimination is still “rife”, so there is a need […]
Plaid Cymru is the party that appears to have the strongest commitment to disability rights, in advance of next week’s elections to the European parliament. The Welsh nationalist party came out top in a survey of the seven biggest political parties […]
A comedian and activist has accused the government of forcing her and other disabled people to beg for their basic human rights. Francesca Martinez was speaking during a debate on the impact of government cuts on disabled people, held in a […]
Activists who have been occupying a mental health service for more than 10 weeks say disabled people could die if the NHS does not reverse the decision to close it. Lifeworks was the last drop-in centre run by the “complex case […]
A “heart-breaking” report into how disabled people’s human rights are being breached across England is set to demonstrate to the UN how the coalition is failing to implement its disability convention. The report by the UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) concludes […]
A disabled peer has accused the lord chancellor of undermining the rule of law, after he introduced new rules that make it harder for disabled people to challenge the government in court. Baroness [Jane] Campbell was one of a string of […]