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London 2012: Sports festival will build on Paralympics momentum
October 31, 2012
Ian Streets
Some of Britain’s top Paralympians will be appearing at a new festival of sport that aims to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and unearth future…
Read moreWatchdog gives public bodies one last chance to act on disability hate crime
October 24, 2012
Ian Streets
Police figures showing that some forces recorded just four disability hate crimes last year are “incredible” and “not believable”, according to the chair of the equality watchdog’s disability committee. Mike…
Read moreCPS and police clueless over sharp drop in disability hate crime prosecutions
October 18, 2012
Ian Streets
Both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the police have been unable to explain a sharp drop in the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime. The CPS released its…
Read moreTribunal win could plug legal gap for disabled agency workers
October 9, 2012
Ian Streets
A disabled woman sacked by a council from her temporary post after taking time off with depression has won an employment tribunal case – after a three-year legal battle –…
Read moreMotability is ‘treating disabled people like criminals’ by fitting trackers
October 4, 2012
Ian Streets
Motability has been accused of treating disabled people like criminals, after it began fixing tracking devices to their cars. The organisation says it has introduced the new measure in a…
Read moreNew EHRC chair faces tough task to repair watchdog’s ‘damaged house’
October 4, 2012
Ian Streets
The government’s choice to be the new chair of the equality watchdog faces a tough task to repair an organisation that is damaged almost beyond repair, according to the former…
Read moreDraft British Standard
September 28, 2012
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreLondon 2012: LOCOG defends lack of disabled talent in closing ceremony
September 27, 2012
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreNew network aims to unite disability movement
September 27, 2012
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreSainsbury’s signs on for four years with ParalympicsGB
September 19, 2012
Ian Streets
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…
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