DWP admits failing to keep track of disability discrimination claims by its own staff
The government department responsible for running the Disability Confident employment scheme has admitted failing to…
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Harmonica charity confesses to 16 years of discrimination
A disabled musician is threatening legal action after he was told by a charity organising…
Labour conference: Fringes hear call for ideas on how to resist years of oppression
Disabled Labour supporters have described some of the ways in which left-wing activists could push…
Autistic teen’s legal fight over ‘physical abuse’ school exclusion
A legal case being heard this week highlights how disabled children who can be physically…
Campaigner defeats third government department on accessible information
A disabled campaigner has won his third legal case against separate government departments over their…
‘Discrimination’ by DWP’s IT company ‘exposed disabled employee to months of abuse’
A “Disability Confident” company owned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) subjected a…
Landmark court ruling over leisure club’s inaccessible swimming pool
A company that runs a leisure club on a luxury housing estate discriminated against a…
Polling station ‘discrimination’ fuels calls for online voting
The experience of a partially-sighted voter who believes he was discriminated against at a general…
Top sports clubs are ‘sailing close to the wind’ on access
Many sports clubs across England and Wales are “clearly” in breach of equality laws, according…
Court of appeal set for definitive ruling on bus access priority
Campaigners will be outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week for the start of…