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Draft British Standard
There is a new draft BS out for consultation, BS9266 Design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing – code of practice. Here is the link http://drafts.bsigroup.com/ and search using…
London 2012: LOCOG defends lack of disabled talent in closing ceremony
The organisers of London 2012 have been heavily criticised after admitting that only 37 of the 1,100 volunteers who performed in the Paralympic Games closing ceremony were disabled people. This…
New network aims to unite disability movement
Many of the country’s leading disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and disabled activists have agreed to set up a new campaigning network in a bid to unite the disability movement. They…
Sainsbury’s signs on for four years with ParalympicsGB
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced a new four-year sponsorship deal with Sainsbury’s, just days after the end of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The sponsorship deal will see…
Rugby league takes ‘ground-breaking’ lead on stadium access
Rugby league is to become the first professional sport in the UK to carry out full access audits of every one of its stadiums. The Rugby Football League (RFL) Facilities…
Parties unite to tackle ‘last legal form of discrimination’
Both the government and opposition have backed a bill that would scrap laws that discriminate against people with mental health conditions in business and public life. The mental health (discrimination)…
National newspapers ‘add fuel to the hate crime fire’
Disabled people increasingly believe that coverage of welfare reform and other disability issues in national newspapers is helping to fuel hate crime, according to a new report. Disability Rights UK…
Anger as editor tells Motability-users to ‘hang heads in shame’ after London 2012
The editor of a local newspaper has angered disability hate crime campaigners by telling users of Motability vehicles that they should “hang their heads in shame” in comparison with medal-winning…
Disabled people’s organisations wary over ministerial reshuffle
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have responded warily to a string of new appointments to key posts in the coalition’s first ministerial reshuffle. Maria Miller, the much-criticised minister for disabled people,…
London 2012: Opening ceremony will provide a ‘world stage’ for disability rights
Jenny Sealey was speaking hours before the opening ceremony was due to begin, after being asked about the controversial involvement of the company Atos in the London 2012 Paralympics. She…
