EHRC

Independent Living

May 31, 2018 0

Watchdog forces 13 CCGs to back down over NHS institution threat

The equality and human rights watchdog has forced 13 NHS primary care organisations to withdraw unlawful, discriminatory policies that could have seen service-users with complex healthcare needs forced into institutions. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) had written to the clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as the first step in a potential judicial review

Transport

May 24, 2018 0

Equality watchdog ‘considering legal action against government’ over rail access failures

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The equality watchdog is considering legal action against the government over its failure to ensure an accessible rail service, according to a leading disabled expert. The potential legal action emerged in the wake of anger directed at rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which runs Southern (pictured), Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern

Housing

May 17, 2018 0

Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing

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Disabled people have been left “demoralised and frustrated” by the housing system and face a “chronic shortage” of accessible homes, according to a new report by the equality and human rights watchdog. More than 350,000 disabled people in England have unmet housing needs, with one-third of those in rented accommodation living in unsuitable properties,

Activism and Campaigning

May 17, 2018 0

WOW Campaign is back, and pushing for a second House of Commons debate

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Disabled campaigners are relaunching the WOW Campaign in a bid to secure a debate in the House of Commons on the need for the government to assess the financial damage caused to disabled people through its cuts and reforms. Four years ago, nearly 105,000 people signed a petition launched by the WOW Campaign that

Politics

Lord Shinkwin speaking, from behind a table

May 17, 2018 0

Equality watchdog’s attempt to ‘mainstream’ disability ‘is failing disabled people’

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The equality watchdog is failing disabled people by attempting to “mainstream” disability and treat it the same way as the other eight characteristics protected by the Equality Act, peers have warned. The House of Lords was debating the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s decision that it no longer needed a disability commissioner, and to

Human Rights

May 10, 2018 0

EHRC appoints eight disabled people to advisory committee

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The equality and human rights watchdog has appointed eight disabled people to its disability committee, including leading activists, advisers and academics. The new appointments mean that all 14 members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) disability advisory committee (DAC) will be disabled people. The committee was formed last year to replace the

Human Rights

April 12, 2018 0

Government takes small step over risk of NHS care home discrimination

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The government has taken a small step towards addressing the discrimination faced by service-users with complex healthcare needs who risk being forced into institutions. Last month, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) wrote to 13 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as the first step in a potential judicial review of their policies on long-term

Human Rights

March 22, 2018 0

NHS bodies face legal action by human rights watchdog over care home threat

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The equality and human rights watchdog has written to 13 NHS primary care organisations to warn them about discriminatory policies that could see service-users with complex healthcare needs forced into institutions. The letters from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to 13 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) across England are the first step in

Transport

A small, cute, brown dog sits on an aircraft seat

March 22, 2018 0

Admission by aviation regulator is latest step in assistance dogs aircraft battle

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The aviation regulator is being forced to change guidance that appears to discriminate against many disabled people who want to take their assistance dogs with them on commercial flights. Guidance issued through a safety notice by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) states that assistance dogs must have had their training, behaviour, health and welfare

Transport

March 22, 2018 0

Equality watchdog calls for court action over BA’s PA ticket ‘discrimination’

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The equality watchdog has called for the courts to decide if airlines are discriminating against disabled people by refusing to allow them to make simple alterations to tickets bought for their personal assistants (PAs). The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called this week on businesses like British Airways (BA) to ask themselves if

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