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Sight loss groups launch petition to improve shopping access
April 4, 2020
Ian Streets
The RNIB is calling on the government to take action to help blind and partially-sighted people cope with some of the challenges posed by coronavirus. The charity is urging the…
Read moreGovernment to consult on calls for pavement parking ban
March 25, 2020
Ian Streets
The government has announced plans to look into banning motorists throughout England from parking on pavements, according to a report from BBC online. However the AA has responded by calling…
Read moreCalls for elderly and disabled to make dawn raids on supermarkets
March 15, 2020
Ian Streets
The Twitter storm around coronavirus shows no sign of easing and amid the hysteria and paralysis there have been the occasional interesting suggestions. One was: “A guy on Twitter has…
Read moreGovernment urged to act on “coronavirus complacency “
March 12, 2020
Ian Streets
A leading disability rights campaigner has urged the government to do more for disabled and chronically ill people as it steps up the fight against coronavirus. Frances Ryan, who is…
Read moreAccess complaint prompts investigation by university
February 26, 2020
Ian Streets
A university apologised and launched an investigation after a student who uses a wheelchair was left to work in isolation at the top of a flight of steps in a…
Read moreBus company launches investigation after disabled passenger was stranded
February 14, 2020
Ian Streets
The problems facing disabled people who try to use public transport have been highlighted in a report in the Observer newspaper. Journalist Anna Tims reported how a 13-year-old boy who…
Read moreDeaf rower completes record-breaking Atlantic crossing
February 10, 2020
Ian Streets
A 60-year-old pharmacy worker has become the first deaf person on record to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic. The BBC reporter that Mo O'Brien…
Read moreProtest petition prompts BBC to pause Red Button closure
January 29, 2020
Ian Streets
The BBC has announced that it has suspended the closure of its red button text service, just before the service was due to be cancelled. The news came shortly after…
Read moreArtist designs ultimate “annoying” hotel room to highlight accessibility issues
January 18, 2020
Ian Streets
A disabled artist who was condemned by homelessness to live in a hotel room which was inaccessible has drawn on the experience to send a strong message about the obstacles…
Read moreDisabled mum receives apology from Sainsbury’s
January 7, 2020
Ian Streets
A disabled mum told reporters she was asked to leave a Sainsbury's store after staff insisted her support dog "was not real". Bex Clifton said employees at the supermarket "shouted at her"…
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