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Two couples who have taken disability discrimination cases through the legal system have told a committee of peers about the barriers they have faced in trying to secure justice. Michèle…

By Raya Al Jadir Disabled transport campaigners have called on three train companies to remove blanket bans that prevent all scooter-users from using their services. To mark the campaign, members…

A project that could help boost the number of disabled politicians in Scotland has received funding from the Scottish government. The £35,305 funding will be used to support disabled candidates…

Disabled campaigners have welcomed the long-awaited publication of draft legislation to create Europe-wide access laws. The European Commission – the European Union’s executive body – finally published a European Accessibility…

A new disability arts exhibition is a “colourful reminder” of the battles disabled people have fought – and continue to fight – for their rights, say activists. The exhibition is…

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”, 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…

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…

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…

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…