The Department for Transport (DfT) is to slash the membership of its advisory body on accessible transport by nearly half as a result of the coalition government’s freeze on civil service recruitment. The DfT admitted this week that membership of the […]
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Website sparks wave of Motability hate comments
A flood of comments posted on a government website that call for the Motability car scheme to be scrapped or drastically cut back as a cost-cutting measure has left disabled campaigners bemused and angry. The Treasury’s Spending Challenge website has received […]
Air travel ‘still second rate’ despite EU laws
Disabled people are still receiving a second-rate service from the air travel industry, say campaigners, more than two years after new EU regulations were brought in to combat discrimination. A new report by the Trailblazers campaigning network found many young disabled […]
Partnership provides chance to push for better housing
Disabled people have the chance to help push for urgent housing improvements across Scotland, thanks to a partnership between the Scottish government and two leading disability organisations. The partnership programme was launched this week by Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living (GCIL) […]
Artists will pay Liberty tribute to David Morris
Friends of the disability rights campaigner David Morris are to pay tribute to his life and work at next month’s Liberty disability arts festival. Morris – who died in April – was a leading figure in Liberty’s development and this year’s […]
Government spending cut raises threat of repossessions
Tens of thousands of disabled people will be at risk of having their homes repossessed because the government is cutting spending on a mortgage interest support scheme, according to a national housing body. The chancellor, George Osborne, announced in his emergency […]
Tube cuts ‘could undermine mobility of disabled people’
Planned cuts to hundreds of jobs across London Underground could make it harder for disabled passengers to secure the assistance they need to use the service say campaigners. Three organisations that campaign on disability issues – London Visual Impairment Forum (LVIF), […]
Tanzania project breaks new ground for unions
A unique project – backed by international trade unions – aims to promote the employment rights of disabled people in Tanzania. The pilot programme will find jobs for 20 disabled people, while training existing trade union members in Tanzania to be […]
Mayor’s equality scheme ‘is vague and confusing’
The mayor of London’s new scheme for promoting disability equality is vague, confusing and “shows signs of having been pulled together in a hurry”, according to the capital’s leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO). The draft version of the mayor’s disability equality […]
UK ‘could learn from developing world’ on disability equality
Disability organisations in the UK could learn from developing countries about how to cope with the impact of public sector funding cuts, according to a leading disabled human rights expert. Diane Mulligan, who leads the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s work […]