Peer pressure sees minister finally announce date for taxi access laws
The government has finally announced the date when it will bring into force regulations that…
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Fresh evidence that DWP bars email communication from disabled claimants
Fresh evidence has emerged that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to…
PIP claimant set to take DWP to court over refusal to allow him to use email
A disabled benefit claimant is set to take the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
Labour’s ‘lazy indifference to equality’ condemns access measure to Lords defeat
A disabled peer has attacked Labour’s “lazy indifference” to disability equality, after it failed to…
Disability Confident will be ‘trivially easy’ for employers to abuse, research suggests
The government’s scheme aimed at encouraging employers to take on disabled staff is “trivially easy…
Southern’s rail plans will breach Equality Act, says disabled access expert
Plans by an under-fire rail company to change the way it staffs its trains will…
Justice project will help DPOs tackle discrimination through the courts
A new user-led project will help disabled people in London use the law to fight…
Government’s response to Equality Act report is ‘disgusting travesty’
The government’s response to a major House of Lords inquiry into the impact of the…
‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’
Lawyers campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost…
Security industry silent on flaws in disability equality training for bouncers
By Raya Al Jadir and John PringThe security industry is facing accusations that its training…