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Disabled campaigners have called on a multinational retailer to urgently withdraw a “totally unacceptable” policy that bans disabled people who cannot wear face coverings from its stores. The American retail giant is now facing legal action from disabled people after introducing […]
Only three-fifths of council areas have a care setting that has been approved to receive hospital patients infected with COVID-19, despite ministers demanding every one of them should have at least one such setting by the end of October. The Department […]
A disabled woman’s high court victory has highlighted how the current social care system has a disproportionately negative impact on disabled people with the highest support needs, say campaigners. The high court has ruled that Norfolk County Council breached the rights of the woman – […]
A children’s theme park that forced a disabled five-year-old to leave his wheelchair and prove he could walk – twice – before he was allowed to use a ride, has apologised and agreed to make sweeping changes. The owners of Legoland […]
Disabled activists hope to build a new social movement that will campaign for a “bold and brilliant” national independent living service that would be available free of charge to anyone in England who needs it. They used an online meeting to […]
The government and its regulator are refusing to say how many care homes are set to be approved to receive hospital patients who have tested positive for coronavirus. A new government policy – described as “abhorrent” by disabled activists – will […]
A disabled campaigner is on hunger strike in response to the failure of his local authority and the NHS to provide him with the support package he needs to “just live as a human being”. Jimmy Telesford said his experience in […]
The government’s updated guidance for those who are “clinically extremely vulnerable” (CEV) to COVID-19 has been criticised for its lack of detail and clarity, and its failure to announce new support for those who are particularly at risk from the virus. […]
A “considerable proportion” of people in Scotland who receive social care support at home have had that support cut or removed completely during the pandemic, according to a new report by the country’s human rights watchdog. This week’s report by the […]
Disabled people who have been shielding at home say they are having to rely on peer support and their own judgement to protect themselves from the pandemic, after despairing at the lack of clear government guidance. Many of those who have […]