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Disability assessors “lack right skills”
A report from a UN committee has criticised the UK government for its treatment of disabled people, saying it needs to do much more to protect their rights. The UK…
Disabled shoppers back business in statues row
A local authority performed a double-quick u-turn after a row erupted about statues outside a shop in the centre of a northern city. The shop, which sells exotic clothing and…
Blind mum’s blog offers a little distance learning
Distance makes no difference when it comes to ignorance of the issues facing disabled people. We were inspired – but also incensed – to read a blog by Holly Bonner…
Airport review rates facilities for disabled travellers
Heathrow Airport has been rated poor for disabled travellers in a report from the UK's aviation regulator. BBC News reported that Manchester, East Midlands and Exeter airports also received the…
Wheelchair detective reaches 50-year milestone
The plots are simple and straightforward, and at times it takes more demanding detective work to investigate how the star of the show does his job in Ironside. The series…
Labour silent on access for disabled MP excluded from debates
The Labour party has refused to say if it will take any action to support a newly-elected disabled MP who has been prevented from taking part in some House of…
Pub discrimination leads one year later to Disability Pride
A woman whose daughter was thrown out of a pub because she was disabled is hoping an awareness-raising “disability pride” event in the same city this weekend will highlight the…
Disability arts misses out again, despite huge rise in diverse-led Arts Council funding
Disability arts organisations have missed out on a huge increase in funding that has been handed to other diverse-led groups by Arts Council England (ACE). Although there has been a…
Disabled voter secures legal settlement over polling station discrimination
A council will have to carry out an audit of disability access at every one of its polling stations, after agreeing to pay compensation to a wheelchair-user who was prevented…
Disabled people ‘denied access to justice by failure of judges on reasonable adjustments’
Disabled people are being denied access to justice because of judges’ failure to make the reasonable adjustments that would make the court process accessible to them, according to a disabled…
