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New bill set to give fresh rights to disabled users of taxis and minicabs

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Transport

New bill set to give fresh rights to disabled users of taxis and minicabs
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Legislation passed by parliament this week will give disabled people new rights when travelling by taxis or private hire vehicles, although there are already concerns over how well they will be enforced. The private members’ bill aims to fill gaps in […]

Legal threat to PM over lack of BSL interpreter in £2.6 million briefing room

By John Pring on 1st April 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Legal threat to PM over lack of BSL interpreter in £2.6 million briefing room
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The government is facing the threat of fresh legal action after it failed to provide a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter at a televised pandemic briefing by the prime minister, despite spending £2.6 million on a new media room. Deaf campaigners […]

Council confesses: ‘We have no idea how many of our buildings are accessible’

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Council confesses: ‘We have no idea how many of our buildings are accessible’
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A local council has admitted that it has no idea how many of the buildings it owns and rents to businesses are accessible to disabled people. The admission by Scarborough council came after it refused to force a restaurant and bar […]

Government faces legal action threat over accessible housing failure

By John Pring on 19th September 2019 Category: Housing

Government faces legal action threat over accessible housing failure
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The government is facing the threat of legal action over its failure to take action to solve the crisis in accessible housing. The housing, communities and local government secretary Robert Jenrick has been told that he may have acted unlawfully over […]

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