The government has been forced to suspend its new spending cuts website after it allowed members of the public to post offensive comments about disabled people – and then failed to remove them. The Treasury’s Spending Challenge website received more than […]
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Mencap’s hate crime coalition plans in disarray
Disabled activists have criticised plans for a new disability hate crime coalition that will be led by one of the big disability charities, with little apparent involvement from disabled people. Plans for the coalition appeared to be in disarray after disabled […]
Cameron’s digital champion calls for government action on websites
David Cameron’s “digital champion” has called on the government to shut down publicly-funded websites that are not accessible to disabled people. Martha Lane Fox, who was reappointed as the UK digital champion by the prime minister last month, made the call […]
Disabled people given extra time to volunteer for 2012
Disabled people who want to volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be able to start applying later this month – nearly two months earlier than non-disabled people. The 2012 organising committee (LOCOG) decided to give disabled people […]
Health white paper: NICE given social care remit
The government is to hand responsibility for developing social care “quality standards” to the body that provides advice on drugs and other medical treatments. The move to shift some social care responsibilities from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to […]
New disabled MP criticised over views on inclusion
Westminster’s newest disabled MP has been criticised after attacking the “dogmatic” views of campaigners for inclusive education. The Conservative MP Paul Maynard – believed to be the first former special school pupil to become an MP – spent two years at […]
EMERGENCY BUDGET: DLA reforms will ‘hit disabled people hard’
Disabled campaigners have reacted with anger and concern to the government’s plans to reform disability living allowance (DLA), and introduce a new medical test for claimants. >From 2013, all existing working-age claimants will be reassessed using the new test, which will […]
EMERGENCY BUDGET: Benefit change welcomed but housing crisis remains
New rules announced in this week’s emergency budget will allow disabled people who need an extra bedroom for a personal assistant to claim housing benefit for the additional cost. Campaigners had complained that the rules on local housing allowance (LHA) –which […]
Minister faces up to DAN’s welfare reform protest
Disabled activists secured a face-to-face meeting with the new minister for disabled people, during a protest over the government’s welfare-to-work policies. About 30 members of the Disabled People’s Direct Action Network (DAN) and allies chanted slogans and held placards calling for […]
EHRC calls for personal stories of harassment
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is appealing to disabled people to come forward with evidence of their own experiences of disability-related intimidation and violence. The evidence call is part of the EHRC’s inquiry into what public bodies and transport […]