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Figures show long waits for home adaptations
Disabled and older people have been waiting up to eight years for their councils to carry out the adaptations they need to live independently at home, according to new figures.…
Sainsbury’s to sponsor 2012 Paralympics
The organisers of London 2012 have signed up the supermarket giant Sainsbury’s as a headline sponsor of the Paralympics. LOCOG, the 2012 organising committee, said the deal to become a…
Bad luck punctures marathon hopes of Weir and Woods
The hopes of the leading British contenders in both the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon were dashed by punctures. David Weir was several minutes…
Council’s charging letter ‘caused fear and anxiety’
A local authority is facing formal complaints over the way it suddenly reintroduced financial assessments of disabled people who receive care services. Greenwich council in London and the Pension Service…
Court case on support is landmark for human rights
A disabled woman was today set to ask a court to prevent a council cutting the support she needs to maintain her dignity, in a case with vital human rights…
Ban on low £ withdrawals at Nationwide
Nationwide has been criticised following reports that the building society will stop some customers from making withdrawals of less than £100 over the counter. Customers with its Cash Card accounts…
iPhone application launched by RNID
The Royal National Institute of Deaf People (RNID) has launched a new iPhone application. The application is the latest version of RNID's popular Hearing Check, which, according to the charity,…
Update on Guide Dogs campaign against shared spaces
The charity Guide Dogs has been given permission to proceed with a judicial review over the development at Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, which will feature a shared surface scheme,…
Housing association cleared of discrimination over no dogs clause
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a housing association was not guilty of disability discrimination when it sought to evict a mentally ill tenant who kept a dog in…
Employer duty to conduct thorough investigation
In the legal case of City of Edinburgh Council v Dickson it underlines the importance for employers to conduct a thorough investigation before dismissing employees who have claimed their disability…
