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Young disabled campaigners are to go undercover across the UK to find out whether access to public transport has improved since they carried out a “damning” study six years ago. Members of the Trailblazers network will check out buses, trains and […]
A five-day bus tour across London has helped raise the profile of disabled people’s potential voting power in next month’s general election. London’s pan-disability disabled people’s organisation organised the Operation Disabled Vote tour, in association with local Deaf and disabled people’s […]
Plaid Cymru wants to develop an employment and social security system that does more to support benefit claimants into work, “dealing with people fairly” and “without the use of sanctions”. In its manifesto, published this week, the party (led by Leanne […]
The disabled head of a disability charity has been criticised by the charities watchdog after a full-page photograph of her was used – with her permission – in the Conservative party’s election manifesto. Ruth Owen, chief executive of Whizz-Kidz, is pictured […]
Labour has published an election manifesto that includes pledges on social care and welfare reform, but offers few new policies on disability rights. The manifesto says Labour is the “party of equality” and that that “no person should suffer discrimination or […]
UKIP’s manifesto has significant policies on out-of-work disability benefits and social care, but offers little to suggest that disability rights would be a priority if the party won power. The manifesto says UKIP would abolish the much-criticised and “unfair” work capability […]
The Green party has come out ahead of Labour and the Liberal Democrats after one of the first disability-related hustings of the general election campaign. There were also some early hints of disability-related policies that are likely to be included in […]
Disabled people have asked the United Nations to investigate the government’s decision to shut down the Independent Living Fund (ILF). In a written complaint lodged this week, they say the decision to close ILF to new members in December 2010 – […]
Leading disabled figures have warned that the chancellor’s “ominous” failure to mention disability or social care in this week’s budget could be a sign that he plans to target disabled people’s support and services for fresh cuts. George Osborne promised £12 […]
The new provider of the government’s controversial “fitness for work” tests has faced a humiliating first week in its new job, after it emerged that the company had been forced by disabled activists into buying an embarrassingly-named website. More than 30 […]