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Campaigners face new euthanasia battle
July 23, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreOpen employment with support ‘is the ideal’, says RADAR
July 22, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreCare commission starts work under shadow of funding cuts
July 22, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreFootball cat cruelty advert cleared by watchdog
July 21, 2010
Ian Streets
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.…
Read moreObama and Cameron discuss disabled hacker
July 21, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreSolutions to housing shortage ‘are not complicated’
July 21, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreUK ‘could learn from developing world’ on disability equality
July 21, 2010
Ian Streets
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.…
Read moreDisabled people given extra time to volunteer for 2012
July 16, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
Read moreDisabled peer secures victory over government on academy plans
July 15, 2010
Ian Streets
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]…
Read moreCampaigners fear government will water down Equality Act
July 8, 2010
Ian Streets
Campaigners fear that delays in bringing forward key elements of the Equality Act could mean the coalition government is planning to water down parts of the legislation. The government announced…
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