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Stricter enforcement of the Equality Act, better education, and even boycotts of companies and websites are needed to secure better access for disabled people to information and communication technology, according…

Miller pledges expansion of government’s ‘best-kept secret’ Reforms to the scheme that provides funding for disabled people to make their workplaces more accessible could help end its reputation as the…

Senior housing figures have spoken of their “shock” at reading a report which revealed how a “property crisis” is preventing young disabled people from living independently, relocating for work or…

Pride London only included access information on its new website this week, less than a fortnight before the event, and has failed to consult with key disabled people about access,…

The proportion of disabled people playing sport regularly has increased by more than a fifth since London won the right to stage the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to…

Campaigners are seeking support for a project that will create the world’s first collection and archive of the work of disabled artists. The disabled artist Tony Heaton first came up…

An MP has introduced a bill that aims to scrap laws that discriminate against people with mental health conditions in business and public life. The mental health (discrimination) bill would…

Two of Britain’s medal hopes for this summer’s Paralympics have spoken of their dreams of winning wheelchair tennis gold at London 2012. Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne were speaking as…

A leading activist has accused airline staff of ignoring the needs of disabled passengers at Heathrow, just weeks before thousands of Paralympic athletes and other disabled visitors will flood through…

A campaign to stop bars and restaurants using plastic straws could cause huge problems for disabled people who struggle to lift mugs and glasses, according to an access consultant and…