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EHRC faces deep budget cuts
June 11, 2010
Ian Streets
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been told by the government to slash its spending this year by nearly 12 per cent. The government has ordered the EHRC…
Read moreRADAR awards will spread the word that equality pays
June 10, 2010
Ian Streets
A leading disabled people’s organisation is hoping that its annual awards will spread the message that spending money on disability equality is a good use of public resources in tough…
Read moreBeds call for tough new licensing laws
June 9, 2010
Ian Streets
Disabled campaigners have asked their local MPs to back calls for tough new laws that would prevent councils granting alcohol or entertainment licences to inaccessible venues. The Central Beds Access…
Read moreEuropean Commission ‘must do more on disability rights’
June 7, 2010
Ian Streets
Europe’s leading disabled people’s organisation has raised concerns over the European Commission’s failure to make disability rights a central part of its strategy for the next decade. The European Disability…
Read moreCivil Service recruits record number of disabled high-flyers
June 4, 2010
Ian Streets
New government figures show a record number of disabled graduates have been successful in a recruitment scheme that aims to find the future leaders of the Civil Service. The Fast…
Read moreCivil servants ‘criticised DWP’ for failing to fund Pathways to Work
June 3, 2010
Ian Streets
Senior civil servants criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for failing to invest enough money in its employment programme for disabled people, it has been claimed. Disability Alliance…
Read moreTactile city maps to be tested in Sheffield
June 2, 2010
Ian Streets
A tactile map developed by Sheffield Hallam University is being tested in Sheffield. The TacMap, is designed to help visually impaired people navigate around a city. The maps can be…
Read moreDisability Discrimination by Association
June 2, 2010
Ian Streets
A case between Coleman v Attridge Law has been settled out of court. The case centred on Sharon Coleman who cares for her disabled son. Sharon claimed that disability discrimination…
Read moreEHRC has failed again on website and helpline
May 28, 2010
Ian Streets
Leading campaigners have fiercely criticised the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), after new figures showed it has failed to make vital improvements to the number of disabled people who…
Read moreGovernment stays silent over rail access budget cuts
May 27, 2010
Ian Streets
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…
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