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Campaigners calling for government action on disability hate crime were horrified when their posts on social media led to a string of racist and disablist responses, some of them from disabled people. The responses to the Inclusion London campaign posts appear […]
Just 17 peers were willing to support disabled people this week, following disablist comments by both Tories and a Labour member as the Lords rubber-stamped a bill to remove billions of pounds a year from disabled people seeking out-of-work benefits. During […]
The disabled boss of the charity that oversees the Motability car scheme has finally hit back at months of “hostile”, “harmful” and inaccurate media reports and online comments about how it is run and its disabled customers. Nigel Fletcher (pictured), chief […]
The response to comments made by a journalist and author have exposed the disablist and dehumanising abuse disabled women often receive when they speak out publicly on controversial issues. A social media post featuring a brief comment by Lucy Webster (pictured) […]
A new report has revealed the widespread discrimination, sexual harassment, racism and financial problems faced by disabled musicians. The report found that one in six (16 per cent) disabled musicians who are open about their impairment or health condition had experienced […]
England’s Euro 2024 run to the final was accompanied by a “deeply concerning” rise in disablist social media posts, many of them aimed at England players and their manager, say campaigners. The disabled-led charity Level Playing Field (LPF), which represents disabled […]
Shocked disabled campaigners have questioned why the disability charity Scope has partnered with a “scaremongering” national newspaper notorious for its hostile coverage of disabled people and other marginalised groups. The Daily Express is the official partner for Scope’s second Disability Equality […]
Media organisations must be pressured to stop discriminating against disabled people and turning them into objects of pity, derision or “inspiration porn”, a national conference has heard. The theme of this week’s annual conference of the disabled people’s organisation Disability Wales* […]
Disabled campaigners have criticised a review of standards in the Metropolitan police for failing to conclude that the force is institutionally disablist, and then refusing to explain that decision. Baroness Casey’s review of the force’s culture and standards found one in […]
Six leading disabled people of colour are to play a key role in an inquiry that aims to hold the government to account for failing disabled people during the Covid pandemic. The commission will gather evidence and examine how the worst […]