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Government agency ‘blocked attempts to expose abuse of bus access loophole’
Some bus companies are taking advantage of a loophole that means they can avoid their legal obligations to ensure their buses are accessible to disabled people, the industry’s own trade…
Premier League clubs ‘will break access pledge’ despite billion pound transfer spree
Football’s Premier League will break a pledge that all of its stadiums would be accessible to disabled football fans by next August, despite its clubs spending more than a billion…
Justice project will help DPOs tackle discrimination through the courts
A new user-led project will help disabled people in London use the law to fight for their independent living rights, and combat the discrimination they face from providers of goods…
Countdown to Rio: Nicholls looks for a ‘crowning’ achievement
She joined Hannah Cockroft on her lap of honour after finishing seventh behind Britain’s double gold medallist in the T34 200 metres in London 2012. But four years on, Mel…
Government ‘could have saved £48 billion on social care’ with full funding of DFGs
The government could have saved nearly £48 billion in social care costs over five years if it had funded all the work needed to make disabled people’s homes more accessible,…
Access website’s inclusive solution after one man’s lifetime of photography
A disabled campaigner has launched a new photo-based website that has put decades of his work online, in a bid to share information about the accessibility of venues across Britain…
Paralympians’ exploits ‘will encourage engagement with disabled people’
The disabled chair of the organisation that will manage Britain’s team at September’s Paralympic Games in Brazil has explained how it plans to use their sporting performances in Rio and…
BBC’s Gardner ‘wants normalisation’ for disabled people
The BBC’s disabled security correspondent has spoken of his wish for a “normalisation of disability” in society. Frank Gardner, who was giving the third annual Jack Ashley Memorial Lecture, said…
Brexit vote: Fear and uncertainty over impact of EU exit
Campaigners and experts say they fear that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) could have serious consequences for disabled people, although it is too early for an accurate…
Rise in disabled train passenger numbers sparks call for ‘turn up and go’ system
New government figures show that the number of disabled people travelling by train has increased sharply in the last year. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) statistics show that…
