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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…

The decision of London’s mayor to invest nothing in improving step-free access to the capital’s tube network for the next three years has been described as an “insult” to disabled…

European Union (EU) leaders who have removed a vital measure promoting transport accessibility from new guidelines could be breaching the UN disability convention, say campaigners. Omitting the measure – article…

The government is facing legal action over its failure to introduce a vital code of practice that would make it easier to protect disabled children from discrimination at school. Even…