Council accused of ‘settling scores’ after cutting funding from DPO that criticised it
A council has been accused of being “vindictive” and trying to “silence” a disabled people’s…
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Campaigner pledges to devote his last months to saving independent living
One of the country’s best-known and most-respected disabled campaigners has pledged to devote the last…
ROFA lays out plans to make the right to independent living a reality
Campaigning disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have set out their demands for a new national independent…
Minister appears unprepared for impact of ‘no deal’ Brexit on social care
The health and social care secretary appears to have accidentally confessed to having no plans…
Welsh government’s independent living decision ‘threatens support of hundreds’
The Welsh government’s decision to close its independent living grant scheme and pass the funding…
Ministers quietly drop plans for ‘parallel process’ on working-age social care
Ministers have quietly decided to include the support needs of working-age disabled people in their…
Project DRILLs down into social isolation of young people with learning difficulties
Young people with learning difficulties are at risk of “significant social isolation”, with the risk…
Disabled peers raise fresh alarm over Brexit rights
Two disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that the rights of disabled…
Equality watchdog seeks legal advice on possible right to independent living
The equality watchdog has asked a barrister to examine whether there needs to be a…
Conference plans fightback against independent living ‘catastrophe’
Disabled campaigners have gathered at a conference to help develop plans for a fightback against…