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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…

A major international disability arts and human rights festival set to take place during this summer’s Paralympics could be forced to scale back its plans because of a drop in…

The government has delayed the publication of its new disability strategy for at least three months, it has confirmed. A consultation on the strategy ended in early March, and the…

The sports body that represents Britain’s Paralympians has suggested that it is planning to take a more active stance around disability rights issues. The British Paralympic Association’s (BPA’s) new five-year…

The lack of severely-impaired swimmers in the British team at this summer’s Paralympics could mean a missed chance to highlight sporting opportunities for other people with similar conditions, according to…

A judge has sparked concern after refusing to treat a three-year campaign of cruelty in which a disabled man was repeatedly beaten by relatives as a disability hate crime. Preston…

The coalition appears to have ordered a lengthy delay to the publication of its cross-government disability strategy. A consultation on the strategy ended in early March, and the government had…

Disabled activists are planning a high-profile protest that will highlight the inaccessibility of the public transport system, and demonstrate the problems that will be caused by the government’s cuts to…