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A disabled activist is threatening legal action after he was denied an accessible way of voting without having to turn up to the polling station in person. Graham Kirwan told…

By Charlotte Wingfield A new campaign aims to change the workplace from a "hostile" environment to one that is far more welcoming to people with facial disfigurements. The charity Changing…

A disabled campaigner is hoping to create a new way of funding transport access improvements - by persuading London's mayor to set up a public fund that would allow individuals,…

A disabled student is embarking on a piece of research that aims to "paint a comprehensive picture" of the accessibility of travel, both in the UK and abroad. David Fraser,…

Pity, "microagressions", sheltered workshops and iphones were just some of the subjects of blogs from around the world that were published as part of the ninth annual Blogging Against Disablism…

The RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) & NRAC (National Register of Access Consultants) are to work together to better improve the built environment by promoting the use of access…

Hopes for single UN 'shadow' report in tatters Hopes that disabled people and their organisations could come together to produce a single "shadow" report on how the UK is implementing…

Delays in live subtitles appearing on screen often lead to "omissions and misreporting of information", according to a new report. The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom this week published its first report…

Campaigners are hoping that their new access initiative will encourage disabled people to spend one day exploring somewhere new. Disabled Access Day will be held for the first time on…

Transport ministers look set to drop two more rail access improvement schemes, only days after admitting they had slashed spending on their main programme by nearly 30 per cent. Campaigners…