Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’
The government’s trade bill – which will give ministers powers to give up disability rights…
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Watchdog’s barrister calls for legal right to independent living
Legal advice commissioned by the equality and human rights watchdog has called for disabled people…
Young woman evicted from care home while critically ill in hospital
A young disabled woman was told that she had been evicted from her residential home…
TransPennine performs sharp U-turn on train access after protest threat
A train operator that planned to run mainline rail services that wheelchair-users would not have…
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…
Protest planned over rail company’s ‘terrible step backwards’ on access
Disabled activists are preparing a protest action over a train operator’s plans to run mainline…
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…
Equality watchdog ‘considering legal action against government’ over rail access failures
The equality watchdog is considering legal action against the government over its failure to ensure…
Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing
Disabled people have been left “demoralised and frustrated” by the housing system and face a…
WOW Campaign is back, and pushing for a second House of Commons debate
Disabled campaigners are relaunching the WOW Campaign in a bid to secure a debate in…