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Accessible transport campaigners were outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week to show support for disabled campaigner Doug Paulley, as he fought a transport provider over the right to…

Many sports clubs across England and Wales are “clearly” in breach of equality laws, according to the boss of two charities that fight for the rights of disabled sports fans.…

Campaigners will be outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week for the start of an appeal which should finally provide a definitive ruling on disabled people’s right to access…

A national disability charity has welcomed new European Union (EU) funding which will boost plans to promote England as a “leading destination for accessible tourism”. VisitEngland, the national travel board,…

Local authorities across the UK have cut spending on making their workplaces accessible for disabled employees, as a result of the coalition's spending cuts, according to new research. The study…

Continuing progress in making the digital world more inclusive for disabled people should not lead to lower investment in addressing physical and attitudinal barriers, according to a leading disabled people's…

A peer campaigning to become the first disabled president of the Liberal Democrats has complained that the debating chamber of the House of Lords is so inaccessible that sometimes only…

Deaf people and those with speech and hearing impairments have welcomed the launch of a new service that should make their telephone conversations faster and more fluent. The new service…

A judge has ruled that services provided abroad by British tour operators are subject to disability discrimination laws, ensuring protection for millions of disabled tourists. The ruling at Sheffield county…

The equality watchdog has appointed two non-disabled people to its disability committee for the first time. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said its seven new committee members had…