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Government stays silent over rail access budget cuts
The Department for Transport (DfT) has refused to say whether it has slashed the budget of national schemes to improve access at railway stations. The alleged cuts were first exposed…
CPS clarifies hate crime law for people with HIV
New official guidance which makes it clear that people with HIV have the same legal hate crime protection as other disabled people should make it easier for them to report…
Recession has led to ‘huge rise in discrimination’
The recession has led to a huge increase in discrimination faced both by disabled people in work and those looking for jobs, according to a leading union activist. Diana Holland,…
Union activists call for public inquiry into disability hate crime
Union activists have called on the government to set up a public inquiry into the way the police deal with disability hate crime. Delegates to the TUC’s annual disability conference…
Coalition’s plans for government: School inclusion fears realised
The fears of inclusive education campaigners have been borne out after the new coalition government pledged to “remove the bias towards inclusion” in disabled children’s education. The government programme for…
Deaf student wins important discrimination victory against university
A deaf student who accused a university of failing to ensure her degree course was accessible to her has secured an important legal victory. Durham University has agreed to pay…
New Scottish law could boost access to pubs
A new law could force many pubs and clubs in Scotland to provide details of how accessible they are to disabled drinkers. The law would apply to bars applying for…
ELECTION 2010: Lib Dem paper sparks new schools inclusion fears
Inclusive education campaigners have warned that the new coalition government looks set to reverse decades of progress towards the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream schools. The Conservatives caused anger…
Watchdog launches probe into football advert
The captain of England’s blind football team has criticised a TV advert that features a blind footballer accidentally kicking a cat. More than 400 people complained to the advertising watchdog…
Rail access budget ‘halved’
The government appears to have slashed one of the budgets for improving access at railway stations by more than half. The Department for Transport (DfT) had been intending to spend…
