Some disabled people have been “let down” by the Equality Act when it comes to access to public transport, a disabled campaigner has told members of the House of Lords. Gwynneth Pedler, a member of the user-led campaigning organisation Transport for […]
Baroness Campbell
Parliament’s own disability group picks first non-disabled chair in nearly 50 years
DRILL ‘could help fight back against impact of austerity on independent living’
Equality watchdog trio face tough questions from peers over Equality Act
Shadow disability minister admits backing assisted suicide bill
Disabled peers quiz civil servants on Equality Act enforcement ‘failure’
Peers to probe how Equality Act has helped disabled people
No promises from minister on benefit cuts for disabled people
A minister has refused to promise that the government will protect disabled people from further benefit cuts in next month’s budget. Lord Freud, the welfare reform minister David Cameron, had promised during the election campaign that he wanted to “enhance” and […]