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Campaigners have welcomed the attorney general’s decision to ask the court of appeal to lengthen the prison sentence given to a man who killed a disabled, gay teenager in an…

Disabled students have devised and launched a new mobile phone application that enables them to log instant feedback about access across their university. The accessible app and a linked website…

A new information card should make it easier for disabled passengers with access needs to travel safely and enjoyably on buses and trams across a major tourist area. When the…

A disabled man has won compensation from the government’s “fitness for work” contractor Atos Healthcare because of the weeks of distress, pain and fatigue he suffered after being forced to…

The Tribunal heard that agency worker Corinda Pegg had been dismissed after 44 weeks service due to absences caused by depression. After a series of bereavements she was absent from…

Criminal justice agencies must work closely with disabled people and their organisations if they are to correct their failure to deal with disability hate crime, say campaigners. They spoke out…

A new online resource for the House of Commons should teach MPs and their staff how to improve their interaction with disabled constituents. Experts who developed the e-learning disability equality…

The success of the London 2012 Paralympics appears to be encouraging more disabled people to take part in disability sports, according to new research. A survey of councils in England…

Channel 4 is hoping to build on its acclaimed coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics by bringing its coverage of disability issues into the mainstream. Channel 4’s chief creative officer,…

Disabled employees are more than twice as likely to be attacked and injured at work as non-disabled members of staff, according to researchers. Disabled members of staff experienced higher rates…