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Transport boss apologises after ‘misleading’ comments to peers on access
The boss of a public transport lobbying organisation has apologised to campaigners after being criticised for two “misleading” comments made to peers investigating the impact of the Equality Act on…
Football ‘has failed disabled people’, campaigners tell FIFA
Football has “failed disabled people”, and its troubled world governing body must now place disability at the heart of its reform process, according to a leading UK campaigner. The Centre…
Hear our voices, urges Gordy, as she waits for a long-distance call
A disabled actor has called on the film industry to see her as a woman and a performer first, rather than focusing on her impairment. Sarah Gordy, who has appeared…
MoD targets ‘blatant’ discrimination in fashion industry
Four campaigning disabled models have set up a petition to demand that ministers address the “blatant disablism” within the fashion industry. They want the government to punish the industry for…
Businesses ‘starting to see good access as opportunity and not obligation’
Business owners are starting to see the provision of accessible facilities as an “opportunity” rather than an “obligation”, according to the sponsor of an event that will encourage disabled people…
Employee forced to return to factory after seven years of harassment
A disabled man has had to return to the factory where he has twice been victimised by the same manager, in a campaign of bullying and harassment that he says…
Nash hopes new online hub for networks will boost ‘purple power’
A unique new website aims to bring together networks representing hundreds of thousands of disabled employees across the UK. PurpleSpace will support the leaders of disabled employee networks (DENs) and…
Disabled fans ‘delighted’ as Premier League finally acts on access
Football’s Premier League clubs have agreed to transform access at their grounds, following a 14-year campaign by disabled supporters. The Premier League announced this week that every one of its…
Real voices bring home day-to-day struggles to ‘horrified’ peers
Members of a House of Lords committee examining the impact of the Equality Act 2010 have visited a user-led organisation to hear from disabled people on how the legislation has…
Government must act on disabled politicians, says equality watchdog
The equality watchdog has called on the government to do more to boost the number of disabled people involved in politics. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) made the…
