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Anti-cuts campaigners have paid tribute to a disabled activist who died last week after fighting for two years against the injustice of the government’s “fitness for work” assessment regime.Karen Sherlock died on 8 June, just a fortnight...
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Disabled activists are planning a high-profile protest that will highlight the inaccessibility of the public transport system, and demonstrate the problems that will be caused by the government’s cuts to disability living allowance (DLA).The nationa...
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A GP whose patient tried to kill himself after a “fitness for work” test is urging the government to introduce a way to allow doctors to report such cases to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Dr Stephen Carty, medical adviser to the u...
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Disabled activists are planning a high-profile protest that will highlight the inaccessibility of the public transport system, and demonstrate the problems that will be caused by the government’s cuts to disability living allowance (DLA).The nationa...
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Nine leading disabled activists have backed a new “contract for the future”, which lays out the 15 changes that need to be made to improve the lives of people with learning difficulties.The nine leaders, who all have learning difficulties, spo...
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Disabled people are still facing a “bleak picture” in their struggle to secure the support they need in the workplace, according to a new report from the equality watchdog.The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report, A Perfect Part...
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SEN reforms: Campaigners plot legal action over anti-inclusion policyDisabled campaigners are likely to launch legal action against the government over its anti-inclusion education policy.Campaigners for inclusive education accused the government of &ldqu...
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Disability movement divided over Remploy closuresSignificant parts of the disability movement have backed disabled Remploy workers who are set to lose their jobs because of government plans to shut their sheltered factories.Despite their continued opposit...
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A landmark legal case could help thousands of disabled adults who are not receiving the care and support they need from their local authority.The case – which could be heard as early as July – is being taken on behalf of five young disabled pe...
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A disabled woman was tackled to the floor by a security guard after she complained about not being allowed to return her new mobile phone, only minutes after signing the contract.The woman, who has cerebral palsy and scoliosis, but has asked not to be ide...
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The government is to push ahead with special educational needs (SEN) reform, but has yet to say if it will follow through on threats to reduce disabled children’s rights to be educated in mainstream schools.The coalition announced in this week&rsquo...
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Anger as council plans to push disabled people into residential careA cost-cutting local authority is set to force more disabled people into residential care, rather than paying for them to receive support in their own homes.Disabled activists have reacte...
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Disabled bloggers have posted their views about topics as diverse as sex, special education, assistive technology and the barriers facing disabled farmers, as part of the seventh annual Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD).The annual event, which took pl...
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25 reasons to vote for ken Actually, there are many more than that, but these are my favorites.Ken will: 1Apply social model of disability to all GLA areas helping to removedisabling barriers. 2Be voice against gov benefit cuts that threate...
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The above treatment to Remploy worker's is out of order, Years ago i used to work for one myself but my condition got worse and i am now Deaf/Blind and other things.The point is Rempley was set up for disabled people to help disabled people have a sense o...
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A leading disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has called on the disability movement to rally behind Remploy workers and fight the government’s planned closures of at least 36 factories, and the loss of more than 1,500 disabled people’s ...
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) disabled people face a “disaster”, with deteriorating health, increased poverty, and lower life expectancy, if nothing is done to deal with their unmet needs, according to a leading disabled activist.The warning...
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Many disabled people are on DLA, but as we no DLA is being replaced with PIP the thing is with DLA many people were found to be unwell, and so therefor received a set amount of money, however with this wonderful government o...
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Coalition MPs have overturned changes to government legislation that would have made it easier for many disabled people to apply for legal aid.They backed a government amendment to the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill, which reinstat...
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The knock-on effects of the government’s huge cuts to spending on disability living allowance (DLA) could wipe out every penny of the savings it is hoping for, according to a new report.The Disability Rights UK (DR UK) report, Impact Assessing the A...
