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A new user-led project will help disabled people in London use the law to fight for their independent living rights, and combat the discrimination they face from providers of goods and services. Inclusion London’s Disability Justice Project will support disabled people’s […]
The government’s response to a major House of Lords inquiry into the impact of the Equality Act on disabled people – in which it appears to have accepted just eight of 55 recommendations – has been branded a “wasted opportunity”. The […]
Lawyers campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – organised […]
By Raya Al Jadir and John Pring The security industry is facing accusations that its training and policies take almost no account of disabled people, and risk subjecting them to repeated discrimination at the hands of bouncers and other security staff. […]
Three disabled people are taking legal action against a council that has banned them and other service-users from continuing to use a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) to support them with managing their care packages. It is believed to be the first […]
The equality watchdog should do far more to support disabled people who want to enforce their rights under disability discrimination laws, a committee of peers has heard. Two wheelchair-users who have used the Equality Act to take legal action against service-providers […]
Some disabled people have been “let down” by the Equality Act when it comes to access to public transport, a disabled campaigner has told members of the House of Lords. Gwynneth Pedler, a member of the user-led campaigning organisation Transport for […]
A leading member of the self-advocacy movement has called on peers to investigate huge apparent cuts to in-work support for people with learning difficulties. Andrew Lee, director of policy and campaigns at People First Self-Advocacy, said he and colleagues believed the […]
An activist who has brought more than 40 legal cases against organisations that discriminated against him has published a new guide to help other disabled people take similar action through the courts. Doug Paulley (pictured), from Yorkshire, has sued organisations including […]
A university at the centre of allegations of discrimination is facing similar claims from a second disabled student. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported how Lesley Bayly-Bureau was kicked off her degree at the end of her first year after […]