A government contractor has told a traumatised abuse survivor he must be reassessed for employment and support allowance (ESA), just […]
Most mental health service-users are still deeply divided about identifying with the social model of disability, but still favour moving […]
Providing support from their peers is an effective way of boosting disabled people’s job prospects, and should be used […]
Union delegates say the government’s decision to reverse planned cuts to its new disability benefit could be a turning-point in […]
A disabled parent has accused his local authority of discriminating against him by refusing to take his access needs […]
A traumatised child abuse victim has branded the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) “shameful” for trying to force him […]
The government may have abandoned its target to halve the disability employment gap, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation. […]
The computer system used for new personal independence payment (PIP) claims has crashed twice in a week, just days after […]
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) appears to have exposed hundreds of disabled people to the activities of a fraudster and […]
A pioneering programme backed by £5 million of lottery cash has issued a call for user-led teams across the […]
Two disabled peers have criticised ministers for refusing to collect figures that would demonstrate the impact of a key element […]
Leaving the European Union (EU) would put at risk significant improvements that have been made to the lives of disabled […]
Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights […]
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