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The minister for disabled people is facing accusations that he misled parliament over the level of support for the government’s decision to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Mark Harper told MPs this week that he had “talked to disability organisations […]
The minister for disabled people knew that closing the Independent Living Fund (ILF) would mean many disabled people would lose their ability to live independently in the community, a judge has concluded. Two disabled men with high support needs – Gabriel […]
Far more disabled people in England and Wales cycle to work than previously thought, but those planning transport and infrastructure improvements must do more to take their access needs into account, say campaigners. They spoke out after new research revealed that […]
New legislation proposed by a disabled peer would force public buildings such as shops and restaurants to install a ramp if the steps outside their entrances were six inches or less in height. The Tory peer Lord Blencathra, a wheelchair-user, drew […]
Disabled activists and other campaigners took part in a vigil outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week to support the latest legal bid to halt the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Two ILF-users – Gabriel Pepper and John […]
A disabled asylum-seeker has successfully fought off a government attempt to evict her and leave her homeless. Wheelchair-user Manjeet Kaur was told by government contractors that she would be evicted from her home of three years in Whalley Range, Manchester, if […]
Continuing progress in making the digital world more inclusive for disabled people should not lead to lower investment in addressing physical and attitudinal barriers, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO). Rhian Davies, chief executive of Disability Wales (DW), the […]
Deaf people and those with speech and hearing impairments have welcomed the launch of a new service that should make their telephone conversations faster and more fluent. The new service has been developed and launched by BT – which is the […]
Liberal Democrats have rejected calls for their party to pledge rises in social care spending that match those on the NHS, if it wins the next election. During a debate at this week’s Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow on the “core […]
A national user-led organisation has become the latest disability charity to be forced to close because of a government failure to provide funding for day-to-day running costs. The closure of Assist UK, which leads the national network of disabled living centres, […]