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A shadow minister has warned that many of her fellow Labour MPs still need educating about the importance of independent living  for disabled people. Kate Green, the shadow minister for…

The government is to launch a competition for students aimed at finding a cheap but effective way to introduce audio and visual information into every bus in the country. The…

London's annual disability arts festival Liberty will return to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park next month as part of National Paralympic Day. It will be the second time that Liberty's…

Disabled people's organisations (DPOs) across London are building a new partnership that will allow them to bid jointly for funds to deliver their own employment support. The consortium will be…

Business secretary Vince Cable is to consider what action the government can take to boost the number of disabled entrepreneurs. Cable was speaking during a visit to a university laboratory…

Britain's Paralympic squad will prepare for the 2016 Rio Paralympics from a base in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. The British Paralympic Association (BPA) made the announcement in the…

A disabled entrepreneur recognised in the Queen's  birthday honours is hoping that the honour could help to persuade disabled children that there is an "exciting and thrilling" future ahead of…

Two former government advisors have spoken of how they hope their new MBEs will boost their work campaigning for disabled people's rights. Both Clenton Farquharson and Miro Griffiths are former…

A disabled couple who have spent four decades campaigning to persuade the public to be more accepting of difference have both been recognised with OBEs in the Queen's birthday honours.…

The government's "Two Ticks" scheme to recognise companies that encourage disabled people to apply for job vacancies is nothing more than an "empty shell" used as a public relations tool,…