A national newspaper has sparked furious criticism from disabled people after claiming that supermarkets are being forced to provide four times more accessible parking bays than are needed. The Daily Mail claims disability discrimination laws mean “hundreds of thousands” of “prime […]
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ELECTION 2010: charity says social care reform should be ‘priority’
A disability charity has called in its own election “manifesto” for the next government to make social care reform a “priority”. The MS Society became the latest disability organisation to publish a manifesto of policies it would like to see adopted […]
Scotland’s ten-year plan to ‘mainstream’ personalisation
The Scottish government has launched a draft ten-year strategy it hopes will lead to personalised, “self-directed” services becoming the “mainstream” way for disabled people to access the social care support they need. The draft strategy on self-directed support says those who […]
Lib Dems lead the way on disabled MPs
The Liberal Democrats have become the first of the three main political parties to accept all of the disability-related recommendations of a committee set up to increase the diversity of MPs. The Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary Representation made 71 recommendations aimed […]
Campaigns call on political parties to cut the jargon
Two new campaigns aim to boost the number of people with learning difficulties who will vote at this year’s general election. At the last general election in 2005 of the people with learning difficulties who use services run by the charity […]
Figures show thousands missing out on employment support
New government figures have confirmed that only a small proportion of people applying for out-of-work disability benefits are “passing” the strict new test, the work capability assessment (WCA). The government claimed the figures showed that “thousands of people are now moving […]
Movement must do more to encourage leaders of the future
Campaigners have called for a “tidal wave of desire for change” in the disability movement to encourage more young disabled people to become the leaders of the future. The call comes in the report Pushing for Change, part of a project […]
Blue badge improvements for Wales
The Welsh government has outlined plans to clamp down on the abuse of accessible parking bays, as part of improvements to the disabled people’s blue badge parking scheme. The five-year action plan also includes measures to extend eligibility for a badge […]
Transport for London will miss step-free target
London’s tube network is set to miss its latest target for providing step-free access, after Transport for London (TfL) halted improvements at a series of stations. Campaigners are angry that the target – to make a quarter of the capital’s 270 […]
Hate crime prosecutions more than double in one year
The number of disability hate crime cases prosecuted in the courts has more than doubled in a year, according to a government report. The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) annual hate crime report says it prosecuted 393 cases of disability hate crime […]