Independent living for disabled people
Minister calls on her own government to act on ‘shared space’ street designs
The minister for disabled people is calling on her own government to take “urgent action”…
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Watchdog’s barrister calls for legal right to independent living
Legal advice commissioned by the equality and human rights watchdog has called for disabled people…
Research shows impact of ILF closure on London councils
One in three London councils have cut the care packages of more than a third…
Government’s social care funding failure ‘is terrible news for disabled people’
Disabled campaigners have reacted with alarm to the government’s decision that it will not address…
Young woman evicted from care home while critically ill in hospital
A young disabled woman was told that she had been evicted from her residential home…
Landmark court ruling over leisure club’s inaccessible swimming pool
A company that runs a leisure club on a luxury housing estate discriminated against a…
Tens of thousands in debt to local councils over social care charges
More than 160,000 people are in debt to their local authority because of the charges…
Watchdog forces 13 CCGs to back down over NHS institution threat
The equality and human rights watchdog has forced 13 NHS primary care organisations to withdraw…
Project DRILLs down into social isolation of young people with learning difficulties
Young people with learning difficulties are at risk of “significant social isolation”, with the risk…
Charity faces claims of ‘abusive’ behaviour over care home closure meeting
A disability charity is facing allegations of “insensitive and abusive” behaviour over the way its…