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A local authority’s actions helped drive a disabled woman to attempt to take her own life, after it imposed an “impossible” two-week deadline upon her as part of a discriminatory social care assessment process. Clare*, from Cambridgeshire, who has multiple health […]
Two new reports from organisations founded by disabled entrepreneurs have highlighted some of the “serious” and “critical” barriers disabled people are facing in their daily lives. The reports were produced by accessible travel company Wheelie Good Travel Company (WGTC) and accessibility […]
Disabled people from across the country have raised concerns about how seven major supermarket chains have introduced inaccessible fridges to stock fresh food in their stores. Disabled shoppers have highlighted stores run by Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, which […]
A new report backed by wheelchair-users has called on the government to take a firmer grip of the inconsistent provision of equipment through NHS wheelchair services in England. The report, commissioned by The Wheelchair Alliance*, follows years of concerns about the […]
A major supermarket chain has been accused of discrimination after installing chilled food cabinets with inaccessible doors, preventing many of its disabled customers accessing fresh produce. Co-op has installed the inaccessible chiller cabinets in at least two of its stores, but […]
The care regulator’s annual assessment of “the state of health and care” in England includes almost no discussion of the quality and safety of adult social care services, analysis of the report has revealed. Large sections of the Care Quality Commission’s […]
A review ordered by the last government has found “significant failings” within England’s care and health regulator. The final report into the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was published this week, and it found an “urgent need” for a […]
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has refused to say when the new Labour government will address the care charging crisis that is leading disabled people to face unlawful discrimination and inequality on an “unparalleled” scale. Despite being asked several […]
The Liberal Democrats’ deputy leader has told her party to campaign to save social care and the NHS “like our lives depend on it”. Daisy Cooper told her party’s annual conference that good health and social services “transform people’s lives” and […]
Disabled people will be left at risk of serious harm if a council goes ahead with plans to introduce new charges for one of its “vital” care services, a disabled people’s organisation has warned. Difference North East has told Hartlepool council […]