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Hotlines will help disabled people facing election-day barriers
Telephone helplines staffed by voting rights experts will help disabled people who risk losing their right to vote at the general election. Staff working on the Electoral Commission’s national helplines…
Disabled woman secures £125,000 in landmark discrimination case
A disabled woman who secured a ground-breaking discrimination ruling from the House of Lords is to receive £125,000 in compensation. Elizabeth Boyle, from Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland, had alleged…
Disabled people face barriers in enforcing access rights
A new report has called for major changes to make it easier for disabled people to enforce their rights to access goods and services. The Rights and Reality report by…
Shared Surfaces for the visually impaired
Shared Surfaces: In a survey of 500 blind or partially sighted people, 9 out of 10 participants said they had concerns about shared surfaces and a further 6 out of…
Views on the use of mobility vehicles required!
The Department of Transport is currently asking for people’s views on the use of mobility vehicles, with a view to changing the law. This consultation is different from that started…
Unreasonable adjustments: In meeting DDA requirements, how far should employers go?
Workplace Law has published this briefing, which considers the question of ‘reasonable adjustments’. The paper cites the disability discrimination case of The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and…
BS 5395-1:2010: Code of practice for the design of stairs with straight flights and winders
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published this British Standard, which is an updated version of BS 5395-1:2000. BS 5395-1 is a code of practice that gives recommendations for the…
Blue Badge reform programme consultation document
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released a document for consultation which outlines and seeks views on proposals for improving the Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Scheme. Among other things, the…
Mobility Scooters – Call for change in Law
A list of people killed or injured in scooter incidents was presented by campaigners to the House of Commons Transport Committee. It was explained by Norfolk Police that under current…
Change in Building Regulation Charges
The Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010 were laid before Parliament on 25 February 2010. These Regulations replace the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 1998, and they will come into…
