Anger over government’s ‘pathetic’ election access report
The government’s response to a consultation on how to make voting more accessible to disabled…
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Government ‘discriminated against DPOs’ in awarding £29m development programme
The equality watchdog is examining claims that the government has discriminated against UK disabled people’s…
Global Disability Summit: Disability Rights UK ‘betrayed movement’ with speech
A national disabled people’s organisation is facing accusations that it “betrayed” the UK disability movement…
Rival international summit aims to highlight government’s ‘global hypocrisy’
Disabled activists and their organisations are to host their own international “solidarity summit” in a…
Kamil Ahmad: Anger over review’s failure to expose systemic flaws that led to murder
The brother of a disabled asylum-seeker who was brutally murdered by a racist neighbour has…
Kamil Ahmad: Campaigners demand ‘fundamental change’ to systems that led to murders
Disabled asylum-seekers and activists have come together to seek fundamental changes to the systems and…
DPOs to write to minister over exclusion from social care meeting
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to write to the care minister to protest at her…
Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings
Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit assessments, which they say…
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…