Months of planning and investment in access improvements appear to have paid off for Heathrow Airport as it welcomed more than 2, 000 athletes and officials on its busiest arrivals day for the London 2012 Paralympics. Airport bosses said about 430 […]
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London 2012: Mystery over web ticket restrictions
London 2012 organisers have failed to explain why wheelchair-users can no longer book tickets for this month’s Paralympics through the official website. It came as London 2012 reported record sales of Paralympic tickets, three weeks before the games open. Last November, […]
London 2012: Festival cancelled after venue plunges into administration
A major international disability arts and human rights festival set to take place during the London 2012 Paralympics has had to be cancelled, after the venue where it was being staged was forced into administration. The Together! 2012 festival had been […]
Winterbourne View: Call for MPs to act over failure to prevent latest scandal
People with learning difficulties have called on MPs to act over fears that the latest report into the “brutal” institutional abuse of disabled people will again fail to prevent future scandals. They spoke out after the publication of a serious case […]
London 2012: Gilroy hopes Paralympics will bring overdue recognition
A table-tennis star has spoken of her hope that London 2012 will finally bring public recognition of the sporting talents of Britain’s Paralympians. Sue Gilroy will be playing in her fourth Paralympic Games, and is ranked seven in the world, but […]
London 2012: Transport boss is ready for Paralympic challenge
London’s transport boss appears cautiously optimistic that the capital’s public transport network will stand up to carrying tens of thousands of disabled people to and from the London 2012 Paralympics. Peter Hendy Transport for London’s (TfL) commissioner told Disability News Service […]
London 2012: LOCOG boss praises Atos, as protesters pledge to ‘hound and harass’
The chief executive of London 2012 has praised the Paralympic sponsor Atos, less than a day after nearly 100 activists – including a retired Paralympian – launched a week of protests at its involvement in the games. Paul Deighton, chief executive […]
New political fund ‘could create legacy of disabled MPs’
Disabled people who want to overcome the barriers they face in seeking elected office will now be able to apply for financial support from a new £2.6 million government fund. The fund, open for applications until the end of March 2014, […]
‘Tougher action needed’ to secure digital inclusion
Stricter enforcement of the Equality Act, better education and even boycotts of companies and websites are needed to secure better access for disabled people to information and communication technology, according to a leading expert. Leonie Watson, director of accessibility at the […]
Weary activists call again for action after Winterbourne View abuse report
Leading self-advocates have called once again for government action to improve care standards for people with learning difficulties, but say they are not surprised by a report highlighting how many services are failing national standards. The report by the Care Quality […]