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An MP has called for Atos to be stripped of the right to bid for government contracts, after an inquiry concluded that it appears to have used “potentially misleading” information to win disability assessment contracts worth nearly £400 million. Fiona Mactaggart, […]
Britain’s Paralympic squad will prepare for the 2016 Rio Paralympics from a base in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. The British Paralympic Association (BPA) made the announcement in the city, watched by Prince Harry as part of his South American […]
A government contractor appears to have used “incorrect and potentially misleading” information to win disability assessment contracts worth nearly £400 million, according to a committee of MPs. The public accounts committee used evidence provided by Disability News Service (DNS) to make […]
The government’s implementation of its new disability benefit has been “a fiasco”, according to a hard-hitting report by a committee of MPs. The public accounts committee said the introduction of personal independence payment (PIP) had led to “long and unacceptable” delays, […]
A disabled couple who have spent four decades campaigning to persuade the public to be more accepting of difference have both been recognised with OBEs in the Queen’s birthday honours. Penny and Arthur Dean, from Stockport, have been involved with the […]
Two former government advisors have spoken of how they hope their new MBEs will boost their work campaigning for disabled people’s rights. Both Clenton Farquharson and Miro Griffiths are former members of Equality 2025, the government’s now-defunct, high-level network of disabled […]
A disabled entrepreneur recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours is hoping that the honour could help to persuade disabled children that there is an “exciting and thrilling” future ahead of them. Neil Barnfather, who receives an MBE, said it was assumed […]
The back-to-work support provided to disabled people by the government actually pushes them further away from the job market, new user-led research has concluded. The report, Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the Fate of the Work-Related Activity Group (WRAG), dismantles the claims […]
Disabled people are facing “confusion, anxiety and stress” because of the “misrepresentation” that helped a company to win a £184 million disability assessment contract, according to a Labour MP. The claims have been made by Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart, who has […]
Disabled and older people are taking part in a trial to find out whether using robotic vacuum cleaners, wireless light switches and online shopping apps could make everyday independent living tasks easier. The equipment in the trial is controlled using a […]