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A major new government report has painted the “most comprehensive overview” since 2005 of the disadvantage and barriers faced by disabled people in the UK. The 106-page report, Fulfilling Potential:…

A disabled medical student who was refused entry to a bar and then taunted by the manager, has secured compensation for discrimination. Mark Daniels, a wheelchair-user from Peckham, south London,…

The government’s adviser on the natural environment has pledged to drive forward work to remove the barriers preventing disabled people from enjoying England’s parks, nature reserves and other green spaces.…

MPs, transport executives and local government chiefs have been told by people with learning difficulties how accessible transport can transform their lives. More than 100 people with learning difficulties –…

A college in the heart of a London borough that has pioneered inclusive education is facing fierce criticism over claims that it is to devote a segregated floor of one…

A review by the government’s “high street tsar”, Mary Portas, has made it even harder to secure access improvements to local shops for disabled people, according to a leading access…

The government has appointed one of Britain’s most-successful Paralympians to be the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new disability commissioner. Chris Holmes is one of six new commissioners whose…

A disabled peer has warned that government plans to scrap a vital piece of legislation would leave the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) less able to uncover scandalous violations…

The government has refused to explain why it has still not appointed six new commissioners to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC board is operating with only…

A report has given new weight to concerns that the rapid spread of “academy” schools is undermining the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream education. Inclusive education campaigners say the…