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Leading disabled members of the Conservative party have raised concerns over possible government plans to make further cuts to benefits and public spending. Speaking at the party conference in Birmingham, they expressed alarm at the possibility of further cuts to support […]
Disabled people from Birmingham who attended a protest near the Conservative party conference this week described their anger at the government’s tax-cutting announcements and fears of further spending cuts. They were among those who gathered in the centre of Birmingham to […]
Commonwealth Games organisers have been accused of “shocking” discrimination after disabled spectators were told to move from an accessible viewing area so they would not be seen in photographs of a table-tennis medal ceremony. The area reserved for disabled spectators was […]
A hospital trust is facing legal action after it refused permission to a disabled nurse to bring her assistance dog with her to an outpatient appointment during the pandemic. Wheelchair-user Bethann Siviter was visiting Birmingham City Hospital last August, but she […]
A company that bragged of being a Disability Confident “Leader” under the government’s discredited employment scheme sacked more than 50 disabled staff when it fell into administration, and then hired mostly non-disabled agency staff to replace them. The workers were employed […]
An autistic man who has been kept in locked mental health units for four years has told his mother he fears he will never be released. The user-led campaign group Autistic UK is supporting the family of Ikram Khan, now 23, […]
A senior government minister is facing criticism after ignoring the crisis in accessible housing in his speech to this week’s party conference. James Brokenshire, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, told the conference that the prime minister saw […]
A disabled journalist is calling for action to address widespread discrimination in the media industry after a news agency told him he had not been interviewed for a job because he did not have a qualification in shorthand. Declan McSweeney has […]
Disabled activists have highlighted the “shameful” access barriers they face on a daily basis, in a series of protests in Birmingham timed to coincide with the city hosting the Conservative party’s annual conference. Members of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) blocked […]