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BBC launches month-long disability season
July 9, 2015
Ian Streets
A month-long season of BBC films examining the lives of young disabled people will feature issues such as parenting, hate crime, relationships, and the qualities required of personal assistants. BBC…
Read moreDisabled teacher’s three-year discrimination battle
July 2, 2015
Ian Streets
A disabled teacher claims she was left with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by a three-year campaign of discrimination and harassment at the school where she worked. After the teacher first…
Read moreMinister fails to solve mystery of Swansea’s ‘Disability Confident City’ accolade
July 2, 2015
Ian Streets
The minister for disabled people has risked ridicule after announcing that Swansea has become the country’s first “Disability Confident City”, despite being unable to explain why it was chosen. The…
Read moreDisabled consumers ‘should embrace the badge of disability’ to get a better deal
June 25, 2015
Ian Streets
Disabled people should accept the “badge of disability” in order to increase their profile as consumers and help drive down the extra costs they face, according to a new report.…
Read moreHistory project will dig deep into the past, thanks to Lottery cash
June 25, 2015
Ian Streets
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded nearly £880,000 to a three-year project that will uncover disabled people’s history, through examination of eight unique buildings across England. Accentuate’s History of Place…
Read more‘Unique history’ of disability arts movement set for preservation, thanks to £850K funding
June 25, 2015
Ian Streets
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded more than £850,000 to a project that will create a digital archive of the 40-year history of the disability arts movement. The Shape…
Read moreRights campaigner ‘knocked for six’ by MBE
June 18, 2015
Ian Streets
A disabled campaigner has described how he was “knocked for six” after learning that he had been recognised with an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. Shaun Webster becomes one…
Read moreBBC chooses Walsh to ‘set the pace’ on disability
June 18, 2015
Ian Streets
The BBC has announced the name of the new executive who will lead for the broadcaster on disability, as part of its plan to “set the pace” on diversity in…
Read morePeers to probe how Equality Act has helped disabled people
June 18, 2015
Ian Streets
A new Lords committee is to investigate the impact on disabled people of the Equality Act since it became law five years ago. The committee has been set up on…
Read moreNRAC announces conference 17th Sept 2015
June 12, 2015
Ian Streets
NRAC Conference 2015 Date: Thursday 17th September 2015 Time: 09:00 - 17:00 Cost: £125 inc VAT Venue: Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre 108 Stamford Street, South Bank, London SE1…
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