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Some of the disabled people who currently use the Independent Living Fund (ILF) could be “adversely affected” by its closure, the minister for disabled people has admitted. But Mike Penning told fellow MPs that he believed passing ILF funding from the […]
Disabled and older people are taking part in a trial to find out whether using robotic vacuum cleaners, wireless light switches and online shopping apps could make everyday independent living tasks easier. The equipment in the trial is controlled using a […]
Three disabled people who use the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have launched a fresh legal bid to halt its “unlawful” closure. Lawyers for the trio have told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that they are seeking a judicial review […]
Technology companies have a major role to play in improving the lives of the one billion disabled people across the world, according to a leading telecommunications analyst. Chris Lewis, the founder and chief executive of Lewis Insights, was speaking as Telefonica […]
A new online marketplace should reduce the time it takes for Deaf people to find a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, and help avoid the huge fees charged by some of the big translation agencies. The new Lingoing website allows potential […]
A European court ruling that has rubber-stamped the withdrawal of overnight care from a retired ballerina is yet another attack on the gains made by the disabled people’s movement over the last 40 years, say campaigners. They spoke out after the […]
The minister for disabled people has been branded a coward after dodging a chance to meet disabled activists protesting about his decision to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Scores of campaigners, including ILF-users, gathered outside the Department for Work and […]
The campaign to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF) took centre stage this week as part of the first European Independent Living Day. Events took place in Leicester, Manchester and Chesterfield, and on the internet, as countries across Europe celebrated the […]
A disabled student is embarking on a piece of research that aims to “paint a comprehensive picture” of the accessibility of travel, both in the UK and abroad. David Fraser, a postgraduate student in the tourism and hospitality department of Plymouth […]
Campaigners on both sides of a heated discussion about how best to deliver personalised social care services have called for a wider debate on the issue. One group, headed by Professor Peter Beresford – a self-described “service-user activist” and director of […]