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Transport

Doug Paulley in his wheelchair, surrounded by supporters outside the Supreme Court

January 19, 2017

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‘We must keep banging the drum,’ says bus campaigner after five-year fight for justice

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 Wetherby, near Leeds, said he hoped the victory over the public transport giant

Transport

June 16, 2016

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Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court

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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 Court has heard concerning disability discrimination in the provision of services. The importance

Independent Living

June 16, 2016

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‘Alarming’ court decision on traffic lights ‘puts blind shoppers at risk’

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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 other blind and visually-impaired people unable to cross the road. Simon Goodall, who

Crime

May 19, 2016

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Ministry of Justice failure may have exposed hundreds to fraudster’s activities

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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 (CMR), part of the MoJ, failed to make basic checks on Karl Lindon,

Crime

May 12, 2016

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Jailed conman who targeted disabled people ‘defrauded hundreds’

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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 jailed for three years after being found guilty by a jury at Guildford

Activism and Campaigning

April 28, 2016

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‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’

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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 by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds, the legal

Human Rights

Polling station sign attached to metal railings

May 15, 2015

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Early election access reports ‘positive’, despite voting privacy concerns

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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. And last week, disabled voters who faced polling station barriers were able to

Human Rights

May 6, 2015

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ELECTION 2015: Lawyers pledge free help for disabled voters on election day

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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 discrimination experts Unity Law through the hashtag #PolledOut (accompanied by the location of

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