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Disabled students set to protest over cuts in support

By John Pring on 12th June 2025 Category: Education

Disabled students set to protest over cuts in support
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Scores of disabled students are to demonstrate next week in protest at their university’s “discriminatory” decision to secretly introduce cuts to their support. They say the University of Derby has removed the entitlement to support from many of the disabled students […]

Disabled peers speak of ‘daily fight’ against access barriers in House of Lords

By John Pring on 22nd May 2025 Category: Politics

Disabled peers speak of ‘daily fight’ against access barriers in House of Lords
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Disabled peers have told a committee of MPs that they face a “daily fight” just to be able to do their job, because of their continuing battle against the access barriers within the House of Lords. Members of the Commons modernisation […]

Mind faces discrimination claims after internal probe calls for multiple improvements on equality

By John Pring on 15th May 2025 Category: Employment

Mind faces discrimination claims after internal probe calls for multiple improvements on equality
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A disabled woman has accused Mind of discrimination after an internal investigation recommended that the mental health charity make multiple improvements to how it treats staff protected by the Equality Act. Kuziva Punungwe-Mutandiro has spoken to Disability News Service (DNS) after […]

Labour’s ‘watered-down’ response to Grenfell evacuation proposal ‘was a betrayal’

By John Pring on 30th January 2025 Category: Housing

Labour’s ‘watered-down’ response to Grenfell evacuation proposal ‘was a betrayal’
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The government must abandon its “watered-down” proposals for emergency evacuation of disabled people who live in high-rise residential buildings, say disabled people’s organisations. The government quietly announced the policy in December when responding to a consultation on Conservative plans that would […]

Minister agrees to cross-party talks on strengthening rights for disabled renters

By John Pring on 16th January 2025 Category: Housing

Minister agrees to cross-party talks on strengthening rights for disabled renters
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The government has agreed to cross-party talks on strengthening the law so that landlords would have to allow “reasonable” adaptations to the homes of disabled renters. Ministers had refused on Tuesday to back two separate attempts – by Green and Liberal […]

Labour and its disability minister appear to be in dispute over assistance dog discrimination at party conference

By John Pring on 14th November 2024 Category: Politics

Labour and its disability minister appear to be in dispute over assistance dog discrimination at party conference
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Labour appears set for a serious disagreement with its own minister for disability, after apparently rejecting his advice about a disabled member who was prevented from attending the party’s annual conference with her assistance dog. Sir Stephen Timms wrote to the […]

Co-op faces discrimination claims over inaccessible fridges

By John Pring on 14th November 2024 Category: Independent Living

Co-op faces discrimination claims over inaccessible fridges
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A major supermarket chain has been accused of discrimination after installing chilled food cabinets with inaccessible doors, preventing many of its disabled customers accessing fresh produce. Co-op has installed the inaccessible chiller cabinets in at least two of its stores, but […]

Government pledge to scrap discriminatory ban on online attendance ‘could be first step towards inclusion’

By John Pring on 31st October 2024 Category: Politics

Government pledge to scrap discriminatory ban on online attendance ‘could be first step towards inclusion’
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Disabled politicians have welcomed the government’s pledge to scrap the ban on councillors attending meetings online, which should see an end to some of the discrimination they face when trying to play a role in local government. Labour’s deputy prime minister, […]

Wheelchair-user ‘humiliated’ after driver bans him from coach for complaining about safety and discrimination

By John Pring on 24th October 2024 Category: Transport

Wheelchair-user ‘humiliated’ after driver bans him from coach for complaining about safety and discrimination
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A wheelchair-user was left “humiliated” after a coach driver refused to allow him to board his vehicle, and then told him he was a “liability” and “banned” because he had previously complained about discrimination and safety issues. Arriva Midlands has already […]

Disabled activist seeks to lead union, and promises to fight discriminatory reporting if she wins

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activist seeks to lead union, and promises to fight discriminatory reporting if she wins
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A disabled journalist has called on the trade union movement to do more for disability rights and has promised to fight discrimination across the media, if she is elected to be the next leader of her union. Dr Natasha Hirst said […]

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