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The government has been accused of publishing a “deeply unsatisfying” response to a devastating report by a UN committee that concluded last year that the UK had been “going backwards” on independent living. One disabled people’s organisation (DPO) said the government […]
The UN expert who told the government that its cuts to disabled people’s support had caused a “human catastrophe” is to visit the UK this autumn to deliver a high-profile lecture on disability rights. Theresia Degener, the professor of law and […]
An international committee of disabled human rights experts have delivered a series of withering attacks on the UK government over its failure to implement the UN disability convention. Following a two-day public examination of the UK’s progress in implementing the UN […]
The government’s own benefits advice body has warned that last-minute changes made to eligibility for the new mobility benefit could have a “catastrophic” impact on some disabled people. The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) says in a letter that some disabled […]
Anti-euthanasia campaigners have warned that a disabled man’s legal bid to allow a doctor to end his life without fear of prosecution would have a “catastrophic” effect on the safety of tens of thousands of other disabled people. Three high court […]
Disabled activists have again been forced to warn of the “catastrophic” consequences of a weakening in the laws on euthanasia and assisted suicide, after the latest “right to die” high court ruling. Tony Nicklinson, from Wiltshire, this week won the right […]
Government proposals to remove funding from organisations that provide expert legal support for discrimination cases will have a “catastrophic” impact on disabled people experts have warned. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has quietly published its response to a consultation on plans […]
Grassroots groups of disabled people have promised to continue the fight against austerity, and to launch a new campaign to secure justice for those who have died as a result of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings. But they have […]
Disabled people and their organisations have reacted to Boris Johnson becoming the new prime minister with alarm and scepticism, but also an appeal for “honest engagement”. Johnson (pictured) has already concerned many opponents – both within his party and among opposition […]
New figures obtained by Disability News Service (DNS) have demolished ministerial claims that the UK is one of the most generous countries in the world in its support for disabled people. Rather than being one of the most generous, the UK’s […]