Stephen Hawking: Scientist, role model and defender of rights
Tributes have been paid to Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist and “disability icon” who was…
Browsing: Tom Shakespeare
Pioneering £5 million DRILL programme sends out first call for funding bids
A pioneering programme backed by £5 million of lottery cash has issued a call for…
COMMENT: Shakespeare’s bill is ‘deadly discrimination’
Dennis Queen (pictured, right), a leading member of the campaign group Not Dead Yet UK,…
Assisted suicide safeguards will not be water-tight, admits Shakespeare
One of the leading disabled supporters of legalising assisted suicide has encouraged opponents by appearing…
Shakespeare defends assisted suicide, but admits to doubts
A prominent disabled advocate for legalising assisted suicide has defended his position, but has promised…
ILF closure: Process has caused ‘fear, stress and anxiety’, say researchers
Disabled people who receive support through the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have been caused fear,…