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New powers ‘could finally force change on voting access’
The UK’s elections watchdog says that tough new powers would allow it to force action from elections officers who fail to make their polling stations accessible to disabled people. The…
Campaigners face new euthanasia battle
Disabled activists campaigning against the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia are facing yet another attempt to force the government to weaken the law. Lawyers for Tony Nicklinson, a stroke…
Open employment with support ‘is the ideal’, says RADAR
Disabled people should be supported to find mainstream employment rather than “special” jobs in separate, sheltered workplaces, according to a new report. The Supporting Sustainable Careers report by RADAR suggests…
Care commission starts work under shadow of funding cuts
Disabled campaigners have welcomed the new commission that will examine the funding of adult care and support in England, despite concerns that the government could have already ruled out some…
Football cat cruelty advert cleared by watchdog
The advertising watchdog has ruled that a TV advert that features a blind footballer accidentally kicking a cat is not offensive and does not need to be taken off air.…
Obama and Cameron discuss disabled hacker
The prime minister and the US president, Barack Obama, have discussed the case of disabled computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who faces the threat of extradition to the United States. The…
Solutions to housing shortage ‘are not complicated’
Local and national government could take simple steps that would make it easier for thousands of wheelchair-users to find accessible homes, according to a new report. The Mind the Step…
UK ‘could learn from developing world’ on disability equality
Disability organisations in the UK could learn from developing countries about how to cope with the impact of public sector funding cuts, according to a leading disabled human rights expert.…
Disabled people given extra time to volunteer for 2012
Disabled people who want to volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be able to start applying later this month – nearly two months earlier than non-disabled…
Disabled peer secures victory over government on academy plans
A disabled peer has engineered a victory over the government in a Lords vote that could help guarantee the future of local authority support services for disabled pupils. Baroness [Rosalie]…
