the country's only news agency specialising in disability issues
More than 40 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have signed a letter to the justice secretary to ask why he waited until 12 days before the end of a consultation on the Human Rights Act to publish an “easy read” version. The […]
Disabled activists have asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) why it is still failing to act over links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA) and […]
The government’s long-awaited adult social care white paper has appalled campaigners by failing to address the social care funding crisis. The white paper, People at the Heart of Care, is more than 100 pages long, but it says nothing new about […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have launched a fresh bid to hold the government to account over its implementation of the UN disability convention, four years after their previous efforts helped lead to ministers being accused of causing a “human catastrophe”. A […]
The government failed to invite a single representative of a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) to last month’s crucial health and social care reform “summit” meeting, an omission that has been branded “disgraceful” and “unacceptable” by campaigners. One disabled campaigner said the […]
The government’s new National Disability Strategy – which promises to bring about “practical and lasting change” – has promised just 29.5p in new funding for every disabled person in the UK. Analysis by Disability News Service (DNS) has shown the government […]
New analysis of the government’s National Disability Strategy has exposed its lack of bold initiatives and new funding, and has revealed how ministers have padded it out with scores of consultations, reviews and vague pledges. Many of the commitments included in […]
The government has been criticised for failing to support disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) through its National Disability Strategy, as new figures provide further evidence of the “extremely hostile” environment they are facing. The strategy, heavily-criticised by DPOs on its release last […]
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have expressed “outrage” at the UK government’s decision to launch a “tokenistic” and “rehashed” National Disability Strategy that is “not fit for purpose”, and was not developed in co-production with DPOs. A network of more than 20 […]
Disabled people’s organisations have sketched out a 10-year plan – at a cost of up to £18 million – to tackle the “deep and persistent” inequality, marginalisation and discrimination that is blighting the lives of millions of disabled people. A new […]