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Leveson inquiry ‘has sidelined disability’
May 3, 2012
Ian Streets
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) – including Inclusion London, the UK Disabled People’s Council and the Disability Hate Crime Network (DHCN) – told Disability News Service (DNS) last November that they…
Read moreSex, farmers and mobile phones mean success for seventh blogging day
May 3, 2012
Ian Streets
Disabled bloggers have posted their views about topics as diverse as sex, special education, assistive technology and the barriers facing disabled farmers, as part of the seventh annual Blogging Against…
Read moreJack Ashley: Tributes paid to ‘trailblazing’ MP and peer
April 25, 2012
Ian Streets
Tributes have been paid across the disability movement to Lord [Jack] Ashley, the UK’s first deaf MP and a hugely committed campaigner for disability rights for more than 40 years,…
Read moreTransport challenge sets standard for transport companies
April 25, 2012
Ian Streets
Four young people have spent four days travelling more than 800 miles around Wales on public transport, to raise awareness of the barriers they and other disabled people face. The…
Read moreSports bosses must improve on inclusion, says minister
April 20, 2012
Ian Streets
Sports governing bodies must do much more to encourage disabled people to play sport regularly, according to the cabinet minister responsible for the London 2012 Paralympics. Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative…
Read moreBanks must do more on access, says charity
April 19, 2012
Ian Streets
A disability charity is calling on the banking industry to do more to make its services accessible to blind and partially-sighted people. RNIB issued the call as it published a…
Read moreWebsites suffer in comparison with decent access standards
April 19, 2012
Ian Streets
Leading price comparison websites are ignoring their legal obligations to make their sites accessible to disabled people, according to a new report. The disability charity AbilityNet, which analysed the accessibility…
Read moreCampaigns will highlight transport barriers in lead-up to London 2012
March 28, 2012
Ian Streets
Two new high-profile campaigns are set to highlight the barriers that disabled people face when trying to use public transport. The A2BForAll campaign, which has been backed by several leading…
Read moreMP hints at Labour bias towards inclusive education
March 28, 2012
Ian Streets
The MP leading a review of Labour’s special educational needs (SEN) policy has suggested it will recommend a far more inclusive approach than the coalition government’s anti-inclusion stance. Sharon Hodgson,…
Read moreGovernment hears suggestions for fulfilling potential
March 26, 2012
Ian Streets
Tackling the bureaucratic barriers faced by disabled people, a list of the top disability-friendly employers, and recruiting more disabled teachers, are just some of the suggestions for how the government…
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