The UK government has been accused of showing contempt for disabled people after it refused to give evidence on its progress since being found guilty of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN’s disability convention seven years ago. The government has told […]
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Document reveals government’s delays in fixing ‘shocking’ COP26 access failures
Only a tiny proportion of responses to national survey were read, government suggests
Government finally faces court hearing over failure to provide BSL interpreters
The government has been forced into court to defend its failure to provide on-platform British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters for “urgent” and “critical” COVID-19 televised briefings. The judicial review hearing* yesterday (Wednesday) was the latest stage in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, which […]