Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights
Providing support from their peers is an effective way of boosting disabled people’s job prospects, and should be used
Continue readingPeer support ‘could provide impetus for government’s jobs pledge’
Union delegates say the government’s decision to reverse planned cuts to its new disability benefit could be a turning-point in
Continue readingTUC Disabled Workers Conference: PIP U-turn ‘could be turning-point’ in fightback
Appalled activists protested outside a London premiere last night after describing the film as a “disability snuff movie” that suggests
Continue readingActivists protest outside premiere of ‘disability snuff movie’
A disabled parent has accused his local authority of discriminating against him by refusing to take his access needs
Continue readingSchool admissions process ‘discriminates against disabled parents’
A traumatised child abuse victim has branded the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) “shameful” for trying to force him
Continue readingDWP ‘puts child abuse trial at risk’ by insisting on PIP reassessment
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 26th May 2016 Labour’s shadow chancellor has called for Iain Duncan Smith to
Continue readingShadow chancellor backs calls to prosecute Iain Duncan Smith over WCA deaths
No civilian has any comprehension of life in British military forces, or the impact of the removal of that
Friday 20th May 2016 Addressing the TUC Disabled Worker’s Conference at Transport House in London today Shadow Chancellor of the
In a Debate after the Queens speech Deidre Brock MP said the following at 8.58; https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-05-18/debates/16051856000002/DebateOnTheAddress#contribution-16051881000088 “Let me offer
The government may have abandoned its target to halve the disability employment gap, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation.
Continue readingCampaigners fear Crabb has abandoned target to halve employment gap
A string of user-led organisations have warned that the government’s “horrifying” plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace
Continue readingOutrage over ‘horrifying’ and ‘miserable’ plans to scrap Human Rights Act
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 5th May 2016 Scottish police are assessing whether to launch a criminal
Continue readingPolice Scotland assessing possible investigation into IDS and Grayling
More than 1,000 venues and an estimated 10,000 people took part in the second annual Disabled Access Day, according to
Continue readingDisabled Access Day sees venue numbers quadruple
Leaving the European Union (EU) would put at risk significant improvements that have been made to the lives of disabled
Continue readingDisabled people are ‘stronger and safer’ in EU, say leading academics
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing claims that it is deliberately misleading benefit claimants into thinking
Continue readingDWP ‘is deliberately misleading’ benefit claimants over PIP deadline
Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights
The government has appointed a commercial lawyer to chair the equality and human rights watchdog, despite MPs raising serious concerns
Continue reading‘Conflict of interest’ lawyer to chair EHRC, as minister ignores MPs’ concerns
The government has told the equality watchdog that it plans to slash its budget again, even though the financial year
Continue readingGovernment set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again
A disability charity is set to scrap a team of disabled staff members dedicated to empowering the residents of its
Continue readingLeonard Cheshire set to scrap disabled-only team over budget black hole
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has proposed scrapping two benefit regulations that offer vital protection to disabled people