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At least three disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) plan to submit evidence to a major inquiry to draw its attention to how some newspapers are stirring up hostility towards disabled people.…

A disabled activist with one of the country’s leading self-advocacy organisations has spoken of her pride in taking her council to court over its decision to remove their funding. Gina…

Disability organisations have welcomed the second annual review of the government’s much-criticised “fitness for work” test, but have warned that progress on improving the assessment has been too slow. Professor…

The government appears to have left out any mention of the brutal cuts to disabled people’s benefits and services in a crucial report about how it is implementing the United…

The government has finally admitted that large numbers of confidential medical questionnaires – submitted by disabled people as part of their benefit claims – are being opened by Royal Mail…

The Access Association which promotes inclusive and accessible environments has appointed Ian Streets, Director of About Access Ltd as their representative on the British Standard BS8300 – Design of buildings…

The latest of a series of horrific murders of disabled people has shown the urgent need for research into what motivates the men and women who commit such hate crimes,…

Researchers are seeking volunteers to take part in a project that will trace how the educational experiences of disabled people have changed over the last 100 years. The Alliance for…

A disabled peer has challenged a minister over whether she is taking account of the views of disabled people in developing new policies. Baroness [Jane] Campbell told Maria Miller, the…

The mental health anti-stigma campaign Time to Change has secured £20 million in funding over the next four years. The campaign, run by the charities Mind and Rethink, has been…