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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…

A disabled peer has won a major parliamentary victory after defeating government plans to restrict the remit of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The government wants to remove…

A family who say they were discriminated against during a theme park holiday are hoping their legal case will strengthen the rights of other disabled people to demand “reasonable adjustments”…

Campaigners have asked the government why a major scheme to build a new platform at a busy rail station failed to include work to make the station accessible to disabled…

A disabled campaigner is hoping disabled people in the UK and around the world will use an annual day to celebrate the independence provided by their wheelchair. Steve Wilkinson launched…