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The disabled activist who yesterday won a ground-breaking legal victory that protects the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses has said he does not regret the five years he has spent fighting the case through the courts. Doug Paulley (pictured), from […]
A disabled activist was at the Supreme Court yesterday as judges heard his ground-breaking case that could finally force bus companies to ensure that wheelchair-users can use the spaces reserved for them. Doug Paulley’s long-running case is the first the Supreme […]
By Raya Al Jadir A Paralympic goalball star has lost his legal case against a council that switched off the traffic lights in a busy shopping area – in order to create a “shared space” street design – leaving him and […]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) appears to have exposed hundreds of disabled people to the activities of a fraudster and convicted paedophile who posed as a lawyer to steal the money they were owed from discrimination claims. The Claims Management Regulator […]
Hundreds of disabled people are believed to have fallen victim to a “manipulative” fraudster who posed as a lawyer to steal money they were owed from discrimination cases, and then launched legal actions against them if they complained. Karl Lindon was […]
Lawyers campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – organised […]
Last week’s general election appears to have seen an improvement in access to polling stations for disabled voters, at least according to early reports. Disability charities have been highlighting the access barriers faced by disabled voters for more than 20 years. […]
Disabled voters who face polling station barriers at tomorrow’s general election will be able to secure free legal advice that could help them cast their vote. Disabled people who have been prevented from casting their vote on election day can contact […]