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A new project aims to highlight some of England’s most significant disability history, charting disabled people’s lives from the middle ages to the late 20th century. The Accentuate History of Place project will tell the story of disabled people’s history through […]
Three user-led organisations have been recognised by the Queen for their work in their local communities. CoolTan Arts, in London; The Oyster Project, in East Sussex; and DEAFvibe in Staffordshire, will all receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The award […]
The government’s advisers on legal reform have been criticised after backing away from recommendations that would have strengthened the law on disability hate crime. The Law Commission has discarded or watered down recommendations in two out of three areas of hate […]
Local councils across England and Wales should be given new powers to ban taxi-drivers from ignoring disabled people who try to hail their cabs, according to a new report from the government’s advisers on law reform. The Law Commission also said […]
The government’s education reforms have come under heavy attack from delegates at the TUC’s annual disabled workers’ conference. Delegates approved an emergency motion opposing cuts to disabled students’ allowance (DSA), which were announced at the beginning of last month and apply […]
Businesses have an “extraordinary opportunity” to grab a greater market share by becoming more inclusive, according to a disabled social entrepreneur. Caroline Casey, founder of the Irish social enterprise Kanchi, said that boosting inclusion creates a competitive advantage for businesses. She […]
Plaid Cymru is the party that appears to have the strongest commitment to disability rights, in advance of next week’s elections to the European parliament. The Welsh nationalist party came out top in a survey of the seven biggest political parties […]
The minister for disabled people has been branded a coward after dodging a chance to meet disabled activists protesting about his decision to close the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Scores of campaigners, including ILF-users, gathered outside the Department for Work and […]
A “heart-breaking” report into how disabled people’s human rights are being breached across England is set to demonstrate to the UN how the coalition is failing to implement its disability convention. The report by the UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC) concludes […]
A disabled peer has accused the lord chancellor of undermining the rule of law, after he introduced new rules that make it harder for disabled people to challenge the government in court. Baroness [Jane] Campbell was one of a string of […]