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Police chiefs appear to be refusing to remind officers across the country that disabled people do not need to provide written proof if they are exempt from wearing face coverings during the pandemic. The refusal of the National Police Chiefs’ Council […]
Disabled campaigners have called on a multinational retailer to urgently withdraw a “totally unacceptable” policy that bans disabled people who cannot wear face coverings from its stores. The American retail giant is now facing legal action from disabled people after introducing […]
Tech giant Apple could be facing multiple legal cases by disabled people who have been ejected from its shops for failing to wear a face mask, despite government guidance stating that they were exempt from the rules. Two legal firms – […]
Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has rejected calls from her own social security advisers to give claimants of employment and support allowance (ESA) the same £1,000 increase in their annual allowance given to those receiving universal credit. The increase, which […]
Disabled people have raised serious concerns about the rising tide of coronavirus-related disability hate crime, amid fears that this could increase even further when new laws on the wearing of face coverings go live tomorrow. From tomorrow (Friday), it will be […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has extended the contracts of three discredited outsourcing giants blamed for much of the discrimination and failings within the disability benefit assessment system. DWP had been planning to start a contract procurement exercise for […]