Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people. The new Disability Employment Charter makes demands of the government in nine […]
Disability Confident
Peers and MPs hear fierce attack on government’s disability employment record
Clear gap between charities’ words and actions on disabled leaders, says research
Company implicated in benefit death of disabled mum secures ‘gold standard’ DWP award
DWP admits Coffey and Duncan Smith both snubbed Disability Confident
‘Disability Confident’ firm replaces disabled staff with non-disabled agency workers
Coffey shows ‘active contempt’ for rights over Disability Confident snub
DWP silence over Coffey’s absence from list of Disability Confident backers
Coffey has no Disability Confidence in her own scheme, DWP list suggests
Government ‘must invest in infrastructure’ after launch of transport access campaigns
Accessible transport campaigners have warned the government that it needs to make significant investment in removing physical access barriers, after ministers launched two new campaigns aimed mainly at improving staff and public attitudes to disabled passengers. Transport secretary Grant Shapps launched […]