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‘Alarming’ court decision on traffic lights ‘puts blind shoppers at risk’
By Raya Al Jadir A Paralympic goalball star has lost his legal case against a council that switched off the traffic lights in a busy shopping area – in order…
Bus wheelchair space case makes history at Supreme Court
Doug Paulley’s long-running case is the first the Supreme Court has heard concerning disability discrimination in the provision of services. The importance of the case was underlined by the…
EHRC commissioner calls on sports bodies to act on disabled board members
The equality watchdog’s disability commissioner has called for the country’s major disability sports organisations to take action over the “disappointing” number of disabled people on their boards and among their…
Premier League silent on whether clubs can break promises on access
The Premier League has refused to say whether its clubs will be allowed to break a public pledge to reach basic access standards for disabled fans by August 2017. The…
Eight Premier League clubs set to break promises on access, MPs hear
At least eight Premier League football clubs are set to break their promises to meet decent standards on access for disabled supporters in time for next August’s deadline, MPs have…
Apprenticeship taskforce welcomed, despite concerns over membership
Disabled campaigners are hoping a new government taskforce will lead to apprenticeships becoming more accessible to disabled people, despite concerns over who ministers will invite to take part. Three government…
Wheelchair taxi rules will finally come into force… after 20 years
A report by peers on the impact of equality legislation on disabled people appears to have secured its first success, after the government agreed to bring into force taxi regulations…
New ‘hub’ means pioneering university will join world leaders in disability law
The University of Leeds is set to become a world leader in disability law, after setting up a ground-breaking new “hub” of some of the UK’s leading legal scholars. The…
Campaigners call on minister to reject rail access funding delay
Campaigners have called on the transport secretary to ignore recommendations from the head of Network Rail that would delay tens of millions of pounds of investment in making rail stations…
‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’
Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality…
