A new mobile phone “app” is making it easier for disabled people in search of a stylish – and accessible – venue for a night out on the town. Fiona Jarvis has been running her Blue Badge Style website since 2007 […]
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Government offers £300 million boost to specialised housing
Housing providers will be able to bid for money from a £300 million fund to help boost the provision of specialised housing for disabled and older people. The government had announced a new £200 million housing fund as part of its […]
‘Shrinking schools’ threaten inclusion of thousands of disabled pupils, says ALLFIE
Government plans to “shrink” new school buildings will threaten the inclusion of thousands of disabled children in mainstream settings, campaigners have warned. The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) spoke out after the Department for Education (DfE) released new “baseline” designs for […]
Call for government to halt ‘barbaric’ treatment of disabled prisoner
Hundreds of campaigners have warned the Ministry of Justice that returning a seriously-ill disabled man to prison is likely to prove to be a “death sentence” for him. Protesters today handed the government a petition, signed by nearly 1 500 supporters, […]
COMMENT: Cameron’s ‘shameless’ generation
Shameless. It is a word David Cameron used last December when discussing his plans to tackle “problem families” describing the “Shameless” culture that some commentators believed was entrenched in British life. The Daily Mail inevitably branded these families the “Shameless generation”. […]
Call for government to halt ‘barbaric’ treatment of disabled prisoner
Hundreds of campaigners have warned the Ministry of Justice that returning a seriously-ill disabled man to prison is likely to prove to be a “death sentence” for him. Protesters today handed the government a petition, signed by nearly 1, 500 supporters […]
Row over DPO role in Capita bid for lucrative assessment contract
The UK’s most influential disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has become embroiled in a row over its involvement in helping the outsourcing giant Capita win a multi-million pound benefits assessment contract. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced in August that […]
Trio tell new minister that coalition is jeopardising London 2012 legacy
The new minister for disabled people has been told by a disabled activist, a disabled peer and a Paralympic torch-bearer that her government is jeopardising the legacy from this summer’s Paralympic Games. Esther McVey faced the trio of blunt warnings at […]
Activist secures high-profile backers for electoral assault on Corby
A disabled activist set to fight next month’s by-election in Corby has become the first candidate to be backed by a new political movement that wants to see non-career politicians elected to parliament. Adam Lotun has become a leading figure in […]
Councils admit ILF closure could force reliance on families and charities
Local authorities have admitted that government plans to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in 2015 will probably see a cut to the support received by most of its users, with some forced to rely on relatives or charities. Plans to […]