The government’s new children and families bill could see many more disabled children being forced into segregated education, campaigners have warned. The bill, which was published and received its first Commons reading this week, covers a range of issues, including reform […]
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Minister picks PIP link option for blue badge scheme
The government has decided not to widen automatic entitlement to the disabled person’s blue parking badge when disability living allowance (DLA) is replaced by a new benefit. The decision was announced by the Liberal Democrat transport minister, Norman Baker, as […]
DR UK’s role in government’s opening ceremony ticket handout was ‘incredibly wrong’
The government has been criticised for asking Disability Rights UK to play a key role in deciding which organisations received free tickets to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics. Last week, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) […]
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Labour’s integration plans could see NHS take over social care
Leading disabled campaigners have welcomed Labour’s plans for “full integration” between the NHS and the social care system, but have raised concerns about putting the NHS in charge. Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, said he wanted to see “whole person […]
McVey invites ridicule as she dismisses her own PIP figures
A minister has refused to admit that her government has tightened eligibility for support for people with the highest mobility needs, even though her own department’s figures prove that it has. Esther McVey, the Conservative minister for disabled people, was giving […]
Campaigners win more time in Roque Hall court fight
Campaigners have secured a high court injunction that has – temporarily – prevented a seriously-ill disabled man from being returned to prison. Family and friends of Daniel Roque Hall have warned the government that returning him to Wormwood Scrubs prison was […]
Winterbourne View: self-advocates say ‘acid test’ will be action on hospitals
Leading members of the self-advocacy movement have given a guarded response to the government’s report into the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. They spoke out after the government pledged to move hundreds of people with learning difficulties and “challenging behaviour” out of […]
Winterbourne View: Minister says action is ‘national imperative’
The government has pledged to move hundreds of people with learning difficulties out of hospitals and into new homes in the community in the wake of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. It has also promised that companies that provide services to […]
UN’s international day sees awards, celebrations… and protests
Disabled people took part in protests, campaigns, awards, marches, conferences and celebrations as they found different ways to mark the UN’s international day of disabled people. Many of the events used 3 December to continue the series of protests against government […]