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New charity will work to make Yorkshire Dales more accessible
A new charity will work to increase access to the Yorkshire Dales in memory of a teacher who died from bowel cancer last year. Access the Dales has been established…
Motability to fund new centre to improve transport for disabled people
Motability has launched a competition to find partners to run a £20 million evidence centre funded by the charity and dedicated to making transport accessible for disabled people. Motability plans…
Disabled driver delayed by fall has parking fine quashed
A disabled woman who was late returning to her car because of her fall has had her £100 fine quashed. Jeanne Young was 16 minutes late getting back to the…
Activist in call to make London more accessible
Many disabled Londoners are “prisoners in their own homes” because of the lack of public toilets in the capital, an activist has warned. Sue Elsegood, a wheelchair user who has…
Bus driver reinstated after height dispute
A woman who lost her job after she was deemed “too short” to drive buses safely has been reinstated. The media reported that Tracey Scholes was told she was unable…
National Disability Strategy ruled unlawful for failure to consult
The UK Government’s National Disability Strategy, published in July last year after several delays, has been ruled unlawful by a High Court judge over its failure to properly consult disabled…
BSL takes step towards official status
The government has pledged its commitment to improving accessibility for deaf people across the country by backing a Bill which will see British Sign Language (BSL) become a recognised language.…
Academic’s Midget Gems campaign prompts rethink by retailers
Marks & Spencer has changed the name of its Midget Gems sweets to avoid offending people with dwarfism, according to media reports. The retailer is reported to have taken the…
Wristband scheme helps people living with dementia
A police force is working with charities and support groups to promote a wristband scheme aimed at helping to safeguard vulnerable adults living with dementia. Avon and Somerset Police has…
Package announced to support jobseekers on the autism spectrum
The government says thousands more disabled people are set to benefit from a new package of support designed to help them into the work they want. Chloe Smith, the Minister…
